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.
A child born with a congenital retinal disorder has had her sight restoredby an NHS-funded gene therapy...
Brain organoids, and the tiny particles they secrete, may help to stage early Alzheimer's disease and evaluate drug response...
Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences have been awarded to two teams of scientists for their work on gene therapies for inherited blood and blindness conditions...
A newly described neurodevelopmental disorder has been linked to changes in a small noncoding gene...
The Scottish Government has launched newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy, allowing earlier diagnosis and access to potentially life-changing treatment...
The most recent PET event took place in Edinburgh and brought together researchers, clinicians and members of the public to examine advances in understanding and treating male infertility...
A gene that normally ensures sperm quality in fruit flies can be hijacked by 'selfish chromosomes' to bias inheritance, showing how some genetic elements determine which sperm survive...
Immune cells within the brain emerge as regulators of puberty onset, maturation of reproductive organs and fertility...
A new gene-targeted drug therapy has shown promise in reducing seizures for patients with a rare genetic childhood epilepsy...
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