Discovery of testes microbiome gives clues on infertility
Bacteria present in male testes — the testicular microbiome — may provide clues towards understanding a common form of male infertility...
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Genome-editing cells with CRISPR may affect cancer risk
The success of genome editing is related to the activity of an important tumour suppressor gene, two separate studies have found...
Liquid biopsy test offers hope for ten cancers
A new blood test which can detect ten cancers at an early stage is offering hope as a way to screen for multiple cancers...
Silencing a prostate cancer gene kills tumour cells
A recent study identifies a new molecule as a potential target for prostate cancer therapy...
CRISPR study finds resistance mutations to key cancer drugs
DNA mutations that give tumours resistance to a new class of breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drugs have been discovered...
'Master activator' gene for cancer spread found
A gene that plays a major role in promoting metastasis — the spread of cancer around the body — has been identified...
Single cell to embryo: captured in unprecedented detail
Scientists have unveiled a detailed roadmap of how an embryo forms from a single cell over 24 hours...
DNA editing outside the cell with CRISPR could improve cancer diagnosis
'Cell-free' CRISPR has been developed by scientists at the Christine Care Health System's Gene Editing Institute in Delaware, allowing them to extract cellular DNA and make multiple, significant edits to the genetic code...
Organoids made from patients' bladder cancers
Researchers in the USA have created patient-specific organoids that mimic the effects of bladder cancer tumours...
Genome studies shed light on childhood cancers
Two separate genomic studies of childhood cancers reveal differences compared with adult cancers, potentially opening new therapeutic avenues...