The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Professor Katalin Karikó and Professor Drew Weissman for their discoveries relating to nucleoside base modifications, which contributed to the development of mRNA vaccines...
Two publications about Y chromosome sequencing have contributed to the completion of the reference genome available to researchers, in a way that could improve understanding of male health and fertility...
On the 70th anniversary of the publication of the seminal papers detailing the DNA double helix, we have new insight into the discovery of DNA's structure. Three experts are interviewed in this BBC Inside Science podcast...
Cooking food at high temperatures damages the DNA within it, which can be absorbed by the consumer and may elevate cancer risk...
A new machine learning tool has been developed to help measure the efficiency of a specific type of genome editing, and identify what affects the rate of insertion of a genetic sequence...
In this episode of The Life Scientific, Professor Balasubramanian speaks about the technology he discovered, alongside, Professor Sir David Klenerman, that has enabled scientists to sequence the human genome faster and cheaper than ever...
Gene variants affecting a single gene have been identified in men who do not produce sperm, giving some insight into genetic control of sperm production...
A 'chemical nose' can detect the quadruple-stranded DNA associated with diseases such as cancer...
A rapid genomics strategy could speed up identification of changes in the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2, helping identify the source of COVID-19 cases...
When we think of designer babies, we may think of genome-edited babies with their DNA cut and spliced, perhaps using CRISPR...
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