Y chromosomes of gorillas could answer questions about male infertility
A new DNA-sequencing method has been developed, which has been used to determine the sequence of the gorilla Y chromosome...
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Sequence
The order of the chemical units (bases) along a piece of DNA or RNA.
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Sure Genomics offers direct-to-consumer whole-genome sequencing
US start-up company Sure Genomics has launched the first whole-genome testing service available directly to consumers, for a cost of $2500...
Podcast Review: Stuff You Should Know - How Personalized Medicine Works
The prolific and popular 'Stuff You Should Know' podcast takes us down the pub to talk personalised medicine...
NIH launches $280m genome-sequencing project
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has pledged over US$280 million over the next four years to genome sequencing targeting common and rare human diseases...
100,000 Genomes Project diagnoses children with rare diseases
Two girls have become the first children to be diagnosed with rare genetic conditions through the 100,000 Genomes Project — the NHS DNA-sequencing initiative...
Genome editing and CRISPR: The science of engineering the embryo
We report from the third session of the annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust, titled 'Genome Editing and CRISPR: The Science of Engineering the Embryo', which discussed these new technologies and how they might be used in the future...
Why the UK should be leading the discussion on embryo engineering
Sir Mark Walport, the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser, gave the keynote address at the Progress Educational Trust's annual conference, where he highlighted the complexity of assessing emerging science and technology, particularly in relation to genome editing...
What is the germline?
We report from the first session of the annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust, titled 'From Three-Person IVF to Genome Editing: the Science and the Ethics of Engineering the Embryo', in which Professor Azim Surani discussed the germline...
CRISPR/Cas patent wars have begun at the European Patent Office
On 26 October this year the CRISPR/Cas patent wars truly began with the filing of European oppositions against what appears to be the first patent granted in Europe for this revolutionary gene-editing technology....
Childhood cancers linked to adult cancer genes
A substantial proportion of childhood cancers are caused by mutations in genes that are known to cause cancer in adults, scientists have found...