A 3D bioprinter produces a beating human heart using stem cells
In a world first, scientists at the University of Minnesota have shown it is possible to 3D print a mini beating human heart...
Dr Jay Stone was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme, and is now Press and Public Enquiries Officer at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. She obtained her PhD at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology, where she researched gene abnormalities in retinal vascular angiogenesis as part of the Graduate Programme of the Medical Research Council's Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology. She has also written for the journals Opticon1826 and Prometheus, and for the British Society of Cell Biology. She has collaborated with designer Berit Greinke on the project The Good, the Bad and the Negative, which was exhibited at the Science Museum's Dana Centre and went on to receive the NOBELini award. Previously, she studied Molecular Medicine at the University of Sussex and interned at Sense About Science. Her BioNews article 'First saviour sibling stem cell transplant performed in UK' is reproduced in Biotechnology and Cloning (buy this book from Amazon UK). She tweets as @JS_tone
by Dr Jay Stone
In a world first, scientists at the University of Minnesota have shown it is possible to 3D print a mini beating human heart...
by Dr Jay Stone
CRISPR has been used, for the first time, to identify novel genes that are key drivers of aggressive chronic myeloid leukaemia...
by Dr Jay Stone
A new CRISPR-based technology can target RNA in human cells, including the RNA-based genome of the coronavirus...
by Dr Jay Stone
Different types and stages of cancer may cause unique microbial DNA signatures that can be detected in the blood, according to new research published in Nature...
by Dr Jay Stone
After analysing all cell types in the human ovary, scientists at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have shown so-called 'egg stem cells' do not exist...
by Dr Jay Stone
A common strain of gut bacteria may drive genetic changes that cause bowel cancer, according to research published in Nature...
by Dr Jay Stone
The NHS has started to offer people with an inherited retinal disorder, known as Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) a revolutionary new gene therapy, which can restore their eyesight...
by Dr Jay Stone
Four-year-old Katie Warner from Oxford has become the first person in Britain to have her whole genome sequenced in order to locate the mutation that causes her skull abnormality...
by Dr Jay Stone
Women with poor oral health take on average two months longer to conceive than those with healthy gums, Australian scientists have shown....
by Dr Jay Stone
A US company has launched a mail order genetic test that claims to provide 'athletes and parents of young sports competitors' with information about the user's athletic strengths, what type of training will be most beneficial, and potential injury risks...
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