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| CRISPR pioneer Doudna opens COVID-19 testing lab |
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| 6 April 2020 - by Julianna Photopoulos |
| Academic and industry researchers led by Professor Jennifer Doudna, a pioneer of CRISPR genome editing, have opened a new COVID-19 testing centre at University of California (UC) Berkeley... [Read More] |
| Neighbour cells implicated in colorectal cancer |
| 6 April 2020 - by Dr Nicoletta Charolidi |
| A new study characterising the microenvironment of colorectal cancers has revealed a distinct population of cells, residing next to tumour-initiating stem cells, which themselves promote the start of tumour growth in the colon... [Read More] |
| Over 50 types of cancer diagnosed with new blood test |
| 6 April 2020 - by Charlott Repschlager |
| A new blood test has been found to detect over 50 types of cancer, using a machine learning algorithm system and circulating tumour DNA... [Read More] |
| UK woman wins claim for NHS to pay US surrogacy costs |
| 6 April 2020 - by Jen Willows |
| A UK woman has won her case in the UK Supreme Court against an NHS hospital for the cost of surrogacy in California... [Read More] |
| Coronavirus may be transmitted in the womb |
| 30 March 2020 - by Christina Burke |
| New evidence suggests coronavirus transmission from mother-to-baby may be possible in the womb... [Read More] |
| Scientists rejuvenate old stem cells |
| 30 March 2020 - by Dr Molly Godfrey |
| Researchers have returned stem cells from older donors to a more youthful biological state... [Read More] |
| Stress impacts sperm and brain development of offspring |
| 30 March 2020 - by Georgia Everett |
| Prolonged paternal stress may impact the composition of sperm and have far-reaching effects on any resulting offspring... [Read More] |
| Surrogate families separated by coronavirus travel restrictions |
| 30 March 2020 - by Suzi Denton |
| The COVID-19 pandemic is preventing many families expecting children through international surrogacy from being present for the birth, or from bringing their child home... [Read More] |
| UK whole genome sequence alliance to map spread of coronavirus |
| 30 March 2020 - by Alegria Vaz Mouyal |
| The UK Government and its chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, have backed research to map how COVID-19 spreads and behaves by using whole genome sequencing... [Read More] |
| Coronavirus testing support offered by the Francis Crick Institute |
| 23 March 2020 - by Alegria Vaz Mouyal |
| More than 300 scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London have volunteered their services to carry out coronavirus tests in their labs... [Read More] |
| CRISPR can now target RNA - including coronavirus genome |
| 23 March 2020 - by Dr Jay Stone |
| A new CRISPR-based technology can target RNA in human cells, including the RNA-based genome of the coronavirus... [Read More] |
| Egg enzyme unpacks paternal genome |
| 23 March 2020 - by Eleanor Taylor |
| Researchers trying to understand what happens in the first moments after fertilisation have discovered that an enzyme previously studied in colon cancer plays a key role... [Read More] |
| Fertility clinics asked to suspend treatment due to coronavirus |
| 23 March 2020 - by Christina Burke |
| New guidance has called for fertility clinics in the UK to minimise treatment amid the coronavirus pandemic... [Read More] |
| Help others to be mothers: PET's #ExtendTheLimit campaign relaunches for Mother's Day |
| 23 March 2020 - by Dr Catherine Hill |
| PET's #ExtendTheLimit petition to change the ten-year storage limit on social egg freezing relaunched ahead of Mother's Day with the key message: help others to be mothers... [Read More] |
| Predicting patients benefits from new ovarian cancer treatment |
| 23 March 2020 - by Jennifer Frosch |
| Analysing the tumour genome and cancer microenvironment can predict an ovarian cancer patient's response to a novel immune-PARP combination treatment, according to a new study... [Read More] |
| Belfast Trust postpones fertility treatment due to coronavirus |
| 16 March 2020 - by Rachel Siden |
| Fertility treatments for 33 patients have been postponed at Belfast's Regional Fertility Centre due to COVID-19... [Read More] |
| 'London patient' declared cured of HIV after three years |
| 16 March 2020 - by Jennifer Frosch |
| Three years after receiving a stem cell transplant, a man from London is the second patient in history to be cured of HIV, doctors report... [Read More] |
| Microbial DNA in blood may help diagnose cancer |
| 16 March 2020 - 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... [Read More] |
| New genetic test could identify 'high risk' bone marrow cancer patients |
| 16 March 2020 - by Christina Burke |
| A new way of identifying high-risk bone marrow cancer may help predict which patients will have more aggressive disease... [Read More] |
| Unproven report linking coronavirus to male infertility removed |
| 16 March 2020 - by Laura Riggall |
| A report published online that suggests the novel coronavirus may lead to male infertility has now been removed... [Read More] |