Stem cells trigger liver regeneration
Researchers have successfully used a stem cell transplant to induce repair and regeneration of the liver in mice...
Researchers have successfully used a stem cell transplant to induce repair and regeneration of the liver in mice...
by Ayala Ochert
A study mimicking the effects of shift work has found that just one night without sleep alters the expression of bodyclock genes and disrupts metabolism...
The educational achievement of British teenagers is highly heritable across a range of academic subjects, according to researchers at King's College London...
In a rare and high-profile scientific dispute, two recent genetic studies have reached opposing conclusions on the origins of Native Americans...
A male same-sex couple have been stuck in Thailand with their baby daughter for the past six months, after the surrogate mother refused to allow them to leave the country claiming they are not 'an ordinary couple'...
by Arit Udoh
Alibaba, the China-based e-commerce firm, has offered its male users up to £525 in exchange for their sperm...
In Great Ormond Street, we meet three families all facing rare genetic immune diseases. The documentary witnesses the utter anguish the families go through and the heartbreaking decisions parents have to make...
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Cutting-edge technology and mitochondrial diseases - where is the limit?
by Professor Dusko Ilic
Given the complexity of the technology, costs and risks involved, two recently described mitochondrial 'gene-correction' strategies will probably remain as proof-of-concept studies and are unlikely be of practical use in clinical medicine in the foreseeable future...