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Brain PWAS points to new depression treatments

Researchers have undertaken a brain proteome-wide association study (PWAS), identifying novel proteins that may be targets for new depression treatments. […]

Eliminating malaria via a simple genetic modification

Researchers have tested genetically modifying mosquitos to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to offspring as a new strategy […]

Check your CRISPR-Cas9 edits Cautions Crick

CRISPR-Cas9 is currently one of the most significant gene-editing tools. Its discovery won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry last year. […]

ACMG Meeting 2021

This week (13th-16th April 2021), the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) hosted its Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting. […]

Round-up: COVID-19 April 2021 (Part One)

At Front Line Genomics we know how difficult it is to stay on top of things, so here we have […]

Genetics linked to higher rates of chronic pain in women

A recent study has found that women may be at greater risk of experiencing chronic pain because of the genetic […]

Epigenetic clock is accelerated in major depressive disorder

Researchers have found that an epigenetic clock and predictor of mortality – GrimAge – is accelerated in individuals with major […]

Genetics Unzipped podcast: A brief history of CRISPR – how we learned to edit the genome

In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, presenter Kat Arney takes a look at the history of gene editing, from […]

Engineered immune cells prevent cancer from spreading

In a recent study in mice, researchers found that engineered immune cells were able to shrink tumours and prevent the […]

Genes for increased risk of cervical cancer found

Researchers have identified three genes associated with an increased risk of developing cervical cancer. Cervical cancer Despite the success of […]