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Round-up: COVID-19 February 2021 (Part Two)

Your latest round-up of the most recent news and research surrounding COVID-19 from the last fortnight. Statistics At the time of writing, […]

Validation – The pivotal but rarely discussed step of genome editing

Written by Anja Brunner (Marketing Manager at Samplix) Genome editing Undoubtedly, advances in gene editing have allowed us to imagine a […]

Million-Year-Old Mammoths, a Brand New Record for the Oldest Ancient DNA

The genomic sequencing of Mammoth teeth preserved in Eastern Siberian permafrost have produced the oldest ancient DNA on record. Genomic […]

Transmissible cancers

Cancer is widespread in the animal kingdom. It can affect different animals – from fish to mammals – and even […]

20 Years since the Human Genome Project: What comes next?

The Human Genome Project Published 20 years ago, the first drafts of the human genome opened the doors to a […]

Depression-like behaviours passed on via sperm

Researchers have reported that male mice showing depression-like behaviours were able to pass those traits onto their offspring, specifically through […]

Developing a Treatment for Black Bone Disease by Nick Sireau

As emphasised by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, seeing our loved ones impacted by something can really motivate us to make […]

Early immune response in developing embryos

Researchers have identified the earliest display of an innate immune response found in vertebrate animals to date. Embryogenesis Early embryogenesis […]

Spinal fluid detects Alzheimer’s inflammation

Recent findings suggest that people who carry the gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease also […]

New High-Throughput Screen Identifies Novel Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder. It is characterised by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in […]