Genome editing screen finds cancer mutations faster
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
A large biological molecule made up of a string of sub-units called amino acids. There are thousands of different proteins in the human body, each with a particular job. For example, haemoglobin carries oxygen around the blood.
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
by Jake Knox
An area in the human and mouse genome has been found to contain DNA that controls genes involved in anxiety...
Stem cells collected from amniotic fluid during pregnancy can be grown into organoids to study organ development and improve prenatal diagnosis of medical conditions...
by Olivia Goff
A protein involved in DNA damage repair, PARP1, has been likened to superglue due to its crucial role in holding together the broken DNA ends...
Researchers have unravelled how mutations in a single gene can cause abnormal brain development in fetuses and babies...
Genome editing has been used to successfully correct genetic defects in a mouse model of a fatal hereditary disease...
Computational modelling has been used to describe the molecular interactions occurring at the exact moment of fertilisation, shedding light on a range of unanswered questions in fertility research...
A long non-coding RNA that plays a role in the inactivation of one of the X chromosomes in females, could be behind why autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women...
Viral genetic material, integrated into our DNA millions of years ago, has an essential role in a key early stage in embryo development...
A single dose of a CRISPR-based gene therapy could cure inflammation in people affected by a rare condition that causes life-threatening swelling attacks, according to a new clinical trial...
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