Harmless off-target proteins produced by COVID-19 RNA vaccine
RNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can be misread by the body, producing harmless off-target proteins, according to new research...
A large biological molecule made up of a string of sub-units called amino acids. There are thousands of different proteins in the human body, each with a particular job. For example, haemoglobin carries oxygen around the blood.
by Yan Lau
RNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can be misread by the body, producing harmless off-target proteins, according to new research...
by Jen Willows
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A gene has been discovered to cause an increase in an individual's body fat percentage, with its suppression in mice leading to lower body fat percentages...
by Professor Helen Firth and 3 others
Professors Helen Firth, Clare Turnbull and Anneke Lucassen and Dr Robin Lachmann respond to the publication of an initial list of 223 rare conditions that will be investigated as part of Genomics England's Generation Study...
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A gene therapy trial in China has restored hearing in children born with a rare genetic form of deafness...
A world-first trial has launched in the UK to see whether gene therapy can provide hearing for children with severe to profound hearing loss caused by a rare genetic condition...
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