Early embryo cell fate discovered with whole genome sequencing
Researchers have successfully decoded the human embryogenesis process by tracking somatic mutations in adult tissues.
Relating to genetic information that cannot be inherited by the next generation (all body cells apart from egg and sperm cells, and their precursors).
Researchers have successfully decoded the human embryogenesis process by tracking somatic mutations in adult tissues.
A mechanism for boosting the activity of a DNA repair protein involved in Huntington's disease has been discovered, creating a potential treatment avenue...
A recent study has found that as many as one in 15 men carry mutations in their sperm that could impact the health of their children...
by Jen Willows
Genome editing – it's something we report on almost every week in BioNews in one form or another, and CRISPR has become a media buzzword...
I recently received a thoughtful letter from a college student I do not know – I'll call her Claudia* – who took the time to reach out to me with her perspective on heritable genome editing in embryos...
by Jen Willows
The World Health Organisation has released new guidelines for the governance of genome editing in humans...
Germline cells seem to reset their biological clocks around the time of embryo implantation, not when generating gametes, as previously thought...
In November 2018, the Chinese scientist Dr He Jiankui announced to attendees of the second International Summit on Human Genome Editing that he had used the CRISPR genome editing approach to modify the DNA of embryos before implanting them in their mother's uterus...
New research suggests mutations in multiple DNA repair genes can determine how well ovarian cancer patients will respond to the PARP inhibitor, rucaparib...
Students of bioethics sometimes imagine that the philosophical, moral and legal status of the human embryo is reducible to the single question: 'Is the human embryo a person?'...
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