A British toddler has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a pioneering gene therapy trial,…
View More UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trialTag: Genetics
Scientists claim to have found another distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’s
Having two copies of a gene variant known to predispose people to Alzheimer’s could in fact represent a distinct genetic form of the disease, researchers…
View More Scientists claim to have found another distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’sHealthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says
A healthy lifestyle may offset the impact of genetics by more than 60% and add another five years to your life, according to the first…
View More Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study saysGene editing crops to be colourful could aid weeding, say scientists
Genetically engineering crops to be colourful could help farmers produce food without pesticides, as it would make it easier to spot weeds, scientists have said.…
View More Gene editing crops to be colourful could aid weeding, say scientistsGene therapy hailed as ‘medical magic wand’ for hereditary swelling disorder
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…
View More Gene therapy hailed as ‘medical magic wand’ for hereditary swelling disorderNobel laureates call on EU to relax rules on genetic modification
The EU must “reject the darkness of anti-science fearmongering” before a key vote on gene editing, 34 Nobel prize winners have said. In an open…
View More Nobel laureates call on EU to relax rules on genetic modificationOcean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug
Large numbers of fungi have been found living in the twilight zone of the ocean, and could unlock the door to new drugs that may…
View More Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drugAncient steppe herders brought higher risk of MS to northern Europe
Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: the disease is a genetic legacy of horseback-riding…
View More Ancient steppe herders brought higher risk of MS to northern EuropeNeanderthal DNA may explain why some of us are morning people
People who are early to bed and early to rise may have their ancient ancestors to thank for the habit – or at least the…
View More Neanderthal DNA may explain why some of us are morning peopleUK 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.…
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