Heat-damaged DNA in food may increase cancer risk
Cooking food at high temperatures damages the DNA within it, which can be absorbed by the consumer and may elevate cancer risk...
by Jake Knox
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...
Researchers have identified a new enzyme to make the genome editing approach, CRISPR, able to target more locations within the genome...
CRISPR may introduce hundreds of unwanted mutations into the genome, a small study finds...
by Professor Felicity Boardman
My research on families living with the genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy calls into question some of the assumptions underlying the belief that genetic disease is, inherently and by its very definition, a trait to be avoided...
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