Genome editing in mouse fetuses may pave way in humans
Genome editing has been successfully used to treat a serious liver disease in fetal mice while still in-utero...
Genome editing has been successfully used to treat a serious liver disease in fetal mice while still in-utero...
Scientists have taken the most detailed images yet of an enzyme working its way along a strand of DNA, revealing how it reads the genetic code...
A newly identified genetic mutation causes members of an Italian family to be unable to feel pain and could lead to the development of new painkillers, research suggests...
by Dr Lea Goetz
The Darwin lecture held at the UK's Royal Society of Medicine in London, and jointly organised with the Linnean Society, gives an annual look at topics in science and medicine....
by Jen Willows
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...
Two studies have discovered 72 new genetic variants associated with the risk of developing breast cancer...
Between one and 10 mutations are required for a healthy cell to turn cancerous...
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