A rare genetic mutation leading to longer and healthier lives has been discovered in the US Amish community...
For the first time ever, researchers have been able to film, in real-time, the activity of the CRISPR technique on a strand of DNA...
A new clinical trial in California marks the first time that genome editing has been used inside the body, rather than on cells such as blood or skin which can be extracted, edited outside the body, and then replaced...
A team of scientists in Germany has developed a 'sensor' that detects mutations in the key tumour suppressor gene p53 and then kills potentially cancerous cells...
The New York fertility clinic Reproductive Medicine Associates is facing two lawsuits from couples whose children, conceived using donor eggs from the centre, have Fragile X syndrome...
Preliminary results from two early stage clinical trials suggest that embryonic stem cells could be used to treat patients with dry age-related macular degeneration...
Women who had fertility treatments were a third less likely to deliver a baby if they had low levels of vitamin D, compared with women who sufficient vitamin D, a review study has found...
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a fast-track review process for gene therapies and other regenerative medicine treatments...
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The reflex prenatal screening model seems like a step in the wrong direction
by Catherine Joynson
The new 'reflex' method of antenatal screening for Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndromes was described last week as a 'transformational advance'. It might be cheaper than other approaches, but it could come at the cost of informed choice for pregnant wom
Confronting unproven stem cell treatments in Australia: The new regulation
by Dr Patrick Foong
Stem cell research holds tremendous promise for the treatment of a wide variety of illnesses and conditions, from spinal cord injury to autism. However, much more work is necessary to translate stem cell research into safe and effective therapies...