Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
CRISPR used to switch on suppressed genes in Prader-Willi syndrome
Gene silencing that causes Prader-Willi syndrome can be efficiently undone by using CRISPR-based epigenome editing, new research has revealed...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genetic changes in cancer cells reveal potential drug target
Targeting the PELO gene eliminates tumour cells from cancers caused by mutations or deletions of two specific genes...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Cell atlas of the human hypothalamus published
A detailed map of the human brain region known as the hypothalamus has been created using advanced genetic techniques...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Reason for lower cancer risk in old age discovered
How ageing induces iron insufficiency, reduces stem cell renewal and tumour formation has been discovered...
Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
What Is the Embryo's Special Status in the Lab?
The second session of the PET 2024 Annual Conference, 'What Is the Embryo's Special Status in the Lab?', focused on the opportunities and challenges presented by using human embryos in research...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
AI creates synthetic genetic sequences and genome editing system
An artificial intelligence model has been developed that is capable of decoding genomes and designing synthetic DNA, RNA and proteins...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Rapid genomic test developed to diagnose any human infection
A single genomic test effectively detects a broad range of infection-causing pathogens in the central nervous system and lungs, two studies in human patients have shown...
Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Placental gene expression differs depending on the sex of the fetus
Gene expression in the placenta is different for male and female fetuses during the first trimester...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Small protein allows for more precise genome editing
Genome editing using small protein structures has the potential to be more efficient, with increased specificity, than current methods – such as CRISPR/Cas genome editing...