DNA Related Content
Elucidating the pathogenesis of paediatric cancers
Prof Nicolo Riggi and Prof Ivan Stamenkovic from the University of Lausanne share their thoughts on the pathogenesis of paediatric cancers.
What’s in an aggregate? Therapeutic intervention in Huntington’s
Naoko Tanese from New York University School of Medicine outlines their work around Huntington’s disease (HD) and new targets for therapeutic intervention
Oxford Nanopore to establish new high-tech manufacturing facility at Harwell
Harwell Innovation and Science Campus and Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd announce the completion of a significant expansion deal
AAV: From almost a virus to an awesome vector for human gene therapy
Dr. Arun Srivastava, George H. Kitzman Professor of Genetics, from the University of Florida describes the rationale and strategies for the development of next generation (NextGen), generation X (GenX) and optimised (Opt) recombinant AAV vectors for human gene therapy
Recombinant AAV vectors have been, or are currently being, used in...
What is developmental biology and why is it important?
Andreas Prokop from the British Society for Developmental Biology explores how developmental biology (DB) addresses questions of societal importance
The life science discipline Developmental Biology (DB) aims to understand the processes that lead from the fertilisation of an egg cell (or equivalent) to the formation of a well-structured and functional...
New drug discovery may stop Huntington’s disease
The defect that causes Huntington's disease has been corrected in patients for the first time with an experimental drug
Experts believe that the new experimental drug, which is injected into spinal fluid, could be the biggest breakthrough in neurodegenerative diseases for 50 years.
The unstoppable death of brain cells in Huntington's gradually causes...
Early stage diagnosis – spotting early stage cancer events
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe, Vandana Iyer and Bhargav Rajan from Frost & Sullivan examine of how nanotechnology helps spot early stage cancer
DNA markers for wheat genetic improvement
Director of USDA Central Small Grain Genotyping Lab, Guihua Bai turns the spotlight on to the wonderful world of wheat and DNA markers
Chemical biology: A chance conversation but an important question
Research professor Prof Colin J Suckling OBE DSc FRSE discusses his engagement with medicinal chemistry and chemical biology
Embryo DNA edited to remove blood disorder by Chinese researchers
Scientists in China have managed to eradicate beta-thalassemia from embryo DNA using precise 'chemical surgery' in a world first
Scientists discover how to hack computers using DNA
‘Sci fi becomes real’ as scientists in Washington use information stored in DNA to hack computers
Scientists reveal first 3D images of DNA in living human cells
Scientists at the Salk Institute in California have generated the first 3D images of human DNA structure inside living cells
