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Scientists use new gene editing technique to help tackle cancer

Scientists have used CRISPR gene editing technology to tailor immune cells to attack tumours, an important step towards personalised cancer treatment.

Health news

Can genetically modified mosquitoes fight the spread of malaria?

Scientists say they have managed to genetically modify mosquitoes so they are unable to spread the disease which kills over half a million annually.

Food and Drink

Your taste preferences could be down to your genes, new study reveals

A new study completed by the University of Edinburgh argues that the reason why we love and hate certain foods could be partly down to our genes

Health news

The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here's why it matters

The previously missing bits in the map of our DNA could provide further insight into human evolution, ageing and genetic diseases.

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Is modifying the genes of our cats the way to solve pet allergies?

Researchers believe the gene editing technology CRISPR could knock out a key allergen produced by cats.

Tech News

UK baby first to receive a game-changing gene therapy on the NHS

Zolgensma is a potentially life-saving therapy for five-month-old baby Arthur Morgan. It’s also one of the world’s most expensive drug.

Spain

Basque people 'have genetic continuity stretching back to Iron Age'

The study found no "influences from North Africa" in the Basque region, which, on the contrary, "are appreciated in most populations of the Iberian Peninsula".

World News

Most pregnant women in UK hospitals with COVID-19 are from minorities

Researchers examined data from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System for pregnant women admitted to all 194 obstetric units in the UK with confirmed COVID-19 infection between 1 March and 14 April 2020.

World

New gene research aims to identify those most at risk from COVID-19

A new genetic research project aims to identify and ultimately protect those most at risk from the current and potential future waves of COVID-19

United Kingdom

Virus mutations could hold clues for COVID-19 vaccine

UK researchers have identified almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations to the novel coronavirus. These changes are not necessarily something to worry about – and studying them closely could help scientists find the drugs and vaccines needed to stop the pandemic.

China

Chinese scientist convicted for gene-editing human embryos

The scientist used CRISPR to genetically modify the babies and make them immune to the AIDS virus.

China

Scientific community outraged at Chinese scientist's baby gene-editing

The scientific community is outraged by the Chinese scientist's baby gene editing claims, questioning the ethics and safety of his work.

China

Scientist who claims to have created genetically-edited babies presents findings

Concerns had been raised over the veracity of Professor He Jiankui's claims that he had made a pair of twins that are resitant to HIV.

Italy

Meet Sammy: The 22-year-old who looks like an old man

What's it like to be one of 100 people in the world who suffer from a rare rapid-ageing condition? Sammy Basso shares his experiences with Euronews.

Indonesia

Bajau 'Sea Nomads' have genetically evolved to become expert free-divers

Through natural selection the Bajau people have developed bigger spleens making them exceptionally good at breath-hold diving, new research has found.

World News

Wonders of science: dying boy gets new skin - and new life

In a lab in Italy, scientists have grown replacement skin for a young boy who had lost most of his to a rare and devastating genetic disease.

World News

Genetic breakthrough could cure hereditary disorders

Scientists have moved a step closer to curing hereditary disorders by safely repairing a gene in a human embryo. A joint team from The United States and South Korea allowed embryos to develop for five days and succeeded in normalizing a mutant gene.

World News

Take a glimpse through the eyes of Pingelap's colour-blind islanders

Candyfloss trees and bubblegum-coloured water: Photographer Sanne De Wilde offers a glimpse of what 'the island of the colour-blind' looks like to its inhabitants.

Sci-Tech

Genetics in the Himalayas

What are the mechanisms that allow us to adapt to extreme altitude and lack of oxygen?

Morocco

Human species 'older than previously thought'

Fossils that are 100,000 years older than any other known remains of our species have been unearthed

Genetics