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‘Mini eyes’ grown in lab aid understanding of genetic blindness

Researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have grown ‘mini eyes’ to assess blindness. […]

Lab-grown brain organoids develop rudimentary eyes

A new study, published in Cell Stem Cell, has grown brain organoids in the lab that developed basic eye structures, […]

New genetic loci for eye colour identified

An international team of researchers led by King’s College London and Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam have discovered 50 new […]

UVR causes rare type of eye cancer

According to research funded by Cancer Research UK and others, ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has been found to cause a rare […]

An Eye for an Eye: A New Optic Gene Therapy

A recent paper, published in Science, explored the use of optic gene therapy to treat Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. Surprisingly, […]

Genetics Unzipped podcast: The eyes have it – saving sight, from genetics to gene therapy

In this episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, supported by the UK Medical Research Council, Kat Arney and stay-at-home roving […]

Common and rare variation both contribute to the onset of retinal disease

A study published in PLOS Genetics has revealed newly identified risk loci that are associated with rare eye conditions. Using […]

The Sequencing Buyer’s Guide: 5th Edition

In recent years, next-generation sequencing (NGS) has evolved from a technology used purely in research settings to being a key […]

World of Genomics: Wales

Wales is a small nation with a big personality! Best known for its love of rugby and daffodils, Wales also […]

Nanorobots that Navigate to Inflamed Sites: A New Method of Drug Delivery?

In a recent paper published in Science Advances, a research team has developed a twin-bioengine yeast nanorobot for gastro-intestinal (GI) […]