The high cost of CRISPR therapy will stop it getting to most patients
5 July 2023
The world’s first CRISPR therapy may be approved soon, but sadly it is unlikely to be affordable for hundreds of thousands of people whose pain it could end
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Nanoscale robotic ‘hand’ made of DNA could be used to detect viruses
28 May 2023
A tiny hand crafted out of DNA has jointed fingers that can be used to grab small objects like gold nanoparticles or viruses
Ageing is inevitable, but we may soon treat it like any other disease
10 May 2023
Getting older is a fact of life, but there are promising signs that we may be able to intervene to slow – and possibly even stop – the molecular processes that lead to numerous age-related conditions
Genome technology is transforming healthcare but what should we allow?
15 March 2023
From mice with two fathers to cures for debilitating diseases, the transformative power of genomic technology requires some big decisions on what we want to do with it
Parasitic DNA makes us age faster - but we're not sure why
21 December 2022
Genetic parasites called retrotransposons become more active as we age, and an animal study suggests this may trigger immune responses that shorten our lifespans
Nobel prize awarded for study of human evolution using ancient DNA
3 October 2022
Geneticist Svante Pääbo has been awarded a Nobel prize for his work on evolutionary genetics
Exceeding weekly alcohol recommendations linked to short chromosomes
8 August 2022
Regions of repetitive DNA sequence called telomeres cap our chromosomes, with shorter telomeres being linked to Alzheimer's disease, cancer and heart disease
Risk of heart failure may increase with age due to Y chromosome loss
14 July 2022
The Y chromosome, involved in sex determination, mysteriously disappears from some men’s immune cells as they get older – and that could be fatal
Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins
16 November 2021
Researchers have sequenced the full "transcriptome" of part of the human brain, revealing all the ways its cells use genes to make proteins
Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar to cupping
5 November 2021
Studies in rats suggest a device that applies suction to the skin may make cells take up more vaccine particles and enhance the immune response
