CRISPR genome editing may cause unintended mutations
CRISPR may introduce hundreds of unwanted mutations into the genome, a small study finds...
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The order of the chemical units (bases) along a piece of DNA or RNA.
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Ancestry owns genetic information of customers and their relatives
Customers of Ancestry's consumer DNA tests may be unaware of what they have signed away, a US lawyer has suggested...
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 genome editing eliminates HIV in mice
US scientists have used CRISPR gene-editing to remove HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals, eliminating further infection.
Gene linked to depression, and largest genetic study launched
Researchers have identified a gene variant that increases the risk of depression, while elsewhere the largest genetic study testing for risk factors gets underway...
18 new genes linked to autism
A study that sequenced the whole genomes of over 5000 people has discovered 18 genes associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...
Use of prenatal tests 'must be limited', say bioethicists
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has called for a ban on using early prenatal testing to find out the sex or sequence the whole genome of the fetus...
Genome editing: CRISPR at the cutting edge
The fourth session of the Progress Educational Trust's annual conference 'Rethinking the Ethics of Embryo Research: Genome Editing, 14 Days and Beyond' delved into the new genome-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 and what it means for embryo research...
Stem cells reprogrammed to resemble fertilised eggs
Researchers have successfully turned stem cells into 'totipotent' cells, with characteristics resembling those of fertilised eggs...
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.
Stress could trigger heart disease linked to mutation
Gene variants coding for the muscle protein titin cause enlarged hearts in healthy individuals, and stress may trigger carriers to develop heart disease, according to a study...
Smokers develop 150 mutations per lung cell
For the first time scientists have quantified the number of mutations caused by the number of cigarettes smoked in a lifetime...