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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Retroviruses
8 July 2020
A retrovirus is a type of virus that uses RNA as its genetic material, rather than DNA. Upon infecting a cell, it uses an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to create a DNA copy of its RNA, which it inserts into the genome of its host.
Are viruses alive?
20 January 2020
Viruses seem to be more than more than just simple, inert bundles of genetic material – but do they count as living organisms?
23andMe has sold the rights to develop a drug based on its users’ DNA
10 January 2020
Consumer genomics firm 23andMe has signed its first deal to sell the rights to develop a new drug for inflammatory diseases to a pharmaceutical company
CRISPR
6 June 2019
CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world.
Peter Campbell: Understanding cancer using the clues in your DNA
17 December 2018
Geneticist Peter Campbell explains how advanced DNA technology is revolutionising cancer research and medicine
Knowing your DNA can help you stick to a healthier lifestyle
15 June 2018
When people are advised to live more healthily, they usually give up quickly. Now a study suggests that genetic data can persuade people to make lasting changes
GM worms make a super-silk completely unknown in nature
30 March 2018
Thanks to a spot of genetic hacking, silkworms can make a new form of silk not found in nature that includes a synthetic amino acid. It could be used in medicine
Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood
14 September 2017
Micromachine with two feet and two arms could pick up and deliver drugs in the bloodstream or build chemical compounds, one tiny step at a time
