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...
The physical characteristics of an organism, as distinguished from its genetic make up (genotype).
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
by Rebecca Robb
This ELSI Friday Forum focused on polygenic risk scores: an assessment and prediction of an individual's risk with regards to certain genetic traits or illnesses based on their phenotype...
A new gene therapy has been successfully tested in mice that could provide an alternative to surgery in children with drug resistant epilepsy...
A 'NICER' way to edit the genome has been discovered by scientists...
by Dr Ruth Horn and 2 others
Guidance for clinical practice from the Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine on the ethical issues that can arise in prenatal genetic testing has been published. Here its authors review the key points...
An analysis of over 5.4 million individuals has identified over 12,000 different genetic variants that affect human height...
Professor Frances Flinter, emeritus professor of clinical genetics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust discusses Gregor Mendel's life and works, 200 years after his birth...
Every single human gene has been linked to its function by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who have made the comprehensive gene-function map freely available to the scientific community...
'Freezing Fertility' is a documentary by the Dutch broadcaster VPRO, which delves into the opinions and policies on egg cell freezing around the world...
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