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Immunotherapy mystery: Drugs treat ovarian cancer ‘when they should not have’
[Four women with rare ovarian cancer], strangers to one another living in different countries, asked their doctors to try new ...
Lab-grown human eggs may offer hope for the infertile
In a landmark development, scientists have been able to replicate the process where egg cells mature in the ovaries outside ...
CRISPR could be the answer to genetic engineering’s prayers
Since its introduction four decades ago, genetic engineering has been a source of high hopes for health, agriculture, and industry ...
How living GMO algae could electrify rural Africa
Fuel cells powered by living algae that are five times more efficient than current models, have been designed by scientists ...
Why are children picky eaters? Genetics may play key role
Children who are picky eaters may have their genetics to blame, a study claims. Researchers from the University of Illinois in ...
How our autistic ancestors helped shape human evolution
[W]hen we talk about the autism spectrum – we are all “a bit autistic” – and we all fit somewhere ...
New rice variety that grows in salty water could feed millions in China
Scientists in China have developed several types of rice that can be grown in seawater, potentially creating enough food for ...
Breast cancer linked to 65 newly-found genetic variants
Women who have a strong family history of breast cancer have double the chance of developing it themselves. But the ...
Alzheimer’s memory loss may be reversible, after all
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s affecting patient’s memories could be reversed, new research from MIT indicates. It might be possible to break down the ...
Man’s best friend: Evolutionary history of dogs could shed light on cancer, epilepsy in both species
An evolutionary tree of more than 161 dog breeds has been mapped out by geneticists, showing which types are closely ...
Unreliable science? Scores of mice studies may be tainted because of standard handling practice
Scores of scientific studies based on mice are being called into question because their behaviour is affected by the way ...
Evolutionary tradeoffs: Genes linked to autism may persist because they make us smarter
Autism genes may have been conserved during human evolution because they make us smarter, say scientists. More inherited genetic variants ...
Tired of overeating? ‘Fullness’ gene could lead to appetite-supressing drug
Scientists claim to have discovered a gene that triggers a feeling of fullness and could help prevent the urge to ...
Want a better workout? Company says DNA profiling could help, but scientists skeptical
[Genetic information] is being harnessed to help both athletes and the average Joe achieve their fitness potentials. ... [H]ealth firm ...
Three-person IVF receives historic approval in UK
The first ‘three-parent’ babies could be born in the UK next year following a historic decision giving the controversial new fertility ...
Desire to eat cheese may come from genetic wiring
According to a new study, [you may want to eat lots of cheese] not just because you’re a glutton, it ...
Genes from mother may influence intelligence in child more than father’s
Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children because they are carried on the X chromosome and ...
Will gene editing lead to ‘biohackers’ creating biological weapons?
The security services are concerned that ‘biohackers’ — groups of ordinary people who use genome editing techniques to alter lifeforms ...
Lead discoverer of ‘three-parent baby’ method breaks 13 year silence—affrms technique’s safety
When scientists announced in 2003 they had used a pioneering technique for the first time to create so-called ‘three-parent babies’, ...
Cracking the da Vinci code: Scientists, historians on quest to sequence artist’s DNA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It is a 500-year-old ...
UK may be on brink of approving GM human embryos
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The first genetically-modified human ...
First genome ‘surgery’ performed on DNA’s 3D structure
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. American researchers have performed ...
Should all children of egg and sperm donations have right to know their origin?
Although she has two half-sisters from her dad’s previous marriage, there was nothing in Jess Pearce’s childhood to make her ...
Some geneticists worry ‘gene drive’ tech could create bio-weapon or environmental disaster
A powerful new technique for generating “supercharged” genetically modified organisms that can spread rapidly in the wild has caused alarm ...
Genetic analysis shows prostate cancer to be five distinct diseases
Scientists have discovered that prostate cancer could in fact be five different diseases, in research that may change the way the ...
European experts say glyphosate cancer warning not grounded in science
It is described as the world’s safest pesticide, used so pervasively that it shows up in human breast milk and ...
GMO cereal plant that produces omega-3 fish oil, which could promote healthier diet, successful in landmark trials
A genetically-modified cereal crop that produces fish oil in its seeds has been grown successfully for the first time in ...
Transfusions with laboratory-grown blood cells to begin trials
The first attempt at giving human volunteers “synthetic blood” made in a laboratory for the first time will take place ...
