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Beyond the code

July 22, 2019
Genomics has been revolutionary – but have we forgotten cell biology in the push for an ever more reductive understanding of health and disease? Professor John S Torday thinks the...

Frozen sperm withstands microgravity

July 2, 2019
Human sperm has been show to retain its viability within the gravitational conditions in space — which could aid our missions to colonise other planets.

Breakthrough means patient specific stem cells

June 5, 2017
Scientists in the US have created blood-forming stem cells from patients’ own cells, moving a step closer to being able to produce all types of blood cells to treat disease....

Protein enables scientists to convert skin to blood vessels

May 10, 2017
A molecular switch has been identified that converts skin cells into cells found in blood vessels, raising hopes of aiding heart disease sufferers.

Short telomere length in newborns linked to mother’s weight

October 18, 2016
Belgian researchers have found that a high BMI in mothers before pregnancy is associated with shorter telomere length – a marker for biological age – in newborns.

New technique improves mitochondrial disease research

September 8, 2016
Scientists have discovered a method that allows for study of certain mitochondrial diseases. When genes are inherited, only the mother’s mitochondrial DNA is passed onto the child. Some researchers believe...

Stem cell switch unearthed in flatworms

August 25, 2016
Researchers studying flatworms have discovered a ‘ying and yang’ switch that allows for the creation or specialisation of stem cells.

Skin tissue successfully grown in lab

April 12, 2016
Scientists from the RIKEN research institute in Japan have transplanted complex skin tissue grown in a lab into living mice.

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