A groundbreaking gene therapy has been hailed as a “medical magic wand” after the treatment transformed the lives of patients with a hereditary disorder that…
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UK medicines regulator approves gene therapy for two blood disorders
Britain’s drugs regulator has approved a groundbreaking treatment for two painful and debilitating lifelong blood disorders, which works by “editing” the gene that causes them.…
View More UK medicines regulator approves gene therapy for two blood disordersWorld’s first flu-resistant chickens could pave way for gene-edited UK poultry
Scientists have created the world’s first flu-resistant chickens in an advance that could pave the way for gene-edited poultry on UK farms. The birds, which…
View More World’s first flu-resistant chickens could pave way for gene-edited UK poultryPets could be gene-edited under new English law, says RSPCA
Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new government act, the RSPCA has warned. The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology…
View More Pets could be gene-edited under new English law, says RSPCAHow far should we go with gene editing in pursuit of the ‘perfect’ human?
The name He Jiankui is not listed as a registered delegate for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, which is to be held…
View More How far should we go with gene editing in pursuit of the ‘perfect’ human?‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world
It is the plant that changed humanity. Thanks to the cultivation of wheat, Homo sapiens was able to feed itself in ever-increasing numbers, transforming groups…
View More ‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated worldFears environment bills could be sidelined amid Tory leadership race
Crucial environment legislation must not be allowed to be sidelined or abandoned amid the distraction of a Tory leadership race, campaigners have warned. Ministers openly…
View More Fears environment bills could be sidelined amid Tory leadership raceHalf in UK back genome editing to prevent severe diseases
More than half the UK backs the idea of rewriting the DNA of human embryos to prevent severe or life-threatening diseases, according to a survey.…
View More Half in UK back genome editing to prevent severe diseasesLife will find a way: could scientists make Jurassic Park a reality?
What Alida Bailleul saw through the microscope made no sense. She was examining thin sections of fossilised skull from a young hadrosaur, a duck-billed, plant-eating…
View More Life will find a way: could scientists make Jurassic Park a reality?Scientists create tomatoes genetically edited to bolster vitamin D levels
Scientists have created genetically edited tomatoes, each containing as much provitamin D3 – the precursor to vitamin D – as two eggs or a tablespoon…
View More Scientists create tomatoes genetically edited to bolster vitamin D levels