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£5m Edinburgh hub to advance precision breeding in farm animals

Agriculture
The University of Edinburgh's new £5 million hub at the Roslin Institute aims to revolutionise livestock farming through precision breeding, gene editing, and AI, enhancing sustainability and disease resilience.

What is Dandy-Walker Syndrome? – Everything you need to know

Diseases & Conditions
Dandy-Walker Syndrome. What is it? What are the symptoms? What are the causes? What is the prognosis? Is it treatable?

Study finds Artificial Intelligence 90% accurate in diagnosing rare diseases

Diseases & Conditions
A new study finds that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is 90% accurate at detecting disease causing variants in children with rare diseases.

Scientists identify gene linking severe COVID and Alzheimer’s

Research & Innovation
A new study has uncovered a gene that links severe COVID and Alzheimer's, via "immune system changes" that can happen in both conditions.

Stem cell & gene therapy to treat osteogenesis imperfecta: hype or hope

Diseases & Conditions
Pascale V Guillot from University College London, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s Health, explains stem cell and gene therapy to treat osteogenesis imperfecta, but is this hype or hope?

Scientists reveal how the brain creates motivation

Research & Innovation
The study, published in PLoS Biology, looked at the neurotransmitter in the brain that calculates whether to pursue a task - in other words, motivation.

Computational methods for modelling 3D structures of protein complexes

Research & Innovation
Here, we learn about Daisuke Kihara, Professor of Biological Sciences and Computer Science at Purdue University, who develops state-of-the-art computational methods for modelling 3D structures of protein complexes.

AI shows 88% accuracy in diagnosing genetic syndromes

Research & Innovation
The study, published in The Lancet Digital Health, found that deep learning tech had an average accuracy of 88% when it came to diagnosing genetic syndromes.

Constancy & plasticity in biology – the central role of hierarchical causal models

Research & Innovation
Ute Deichmann of the Jacques Loeb Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences at Ben-Gurion University, explores the role hierarchical causal models have on constancy and plasticity in biology.

Genetic predisposition to trauma can increase likelihood of suicide

Mental Health
Scientists reveal that individuals with bipolar disorder, who are also genetically likely to have trauma, have an increased likelihood of suicide.

Study finds hydroxychloroquine most likely toxic to human genome

Research & Innovation
A study, published in the journal DNA Repair, finds that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is potentially toxic to mammals - the drug that was previously elevated to the status of miracle COVID cure in some circles.

Scientists find rare genetic mutation which can cause epilepsy

Research & Innovation
A team at The University of Queensland, studying brain cells, discovered how a rare genetic mutation can cause epilepsy.

What are the challenges surrounding gene therapy today?

Health & Social Care
Dr Jen Vanderhoven, Director, National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, sheds some light on how the gene therapy field can progress in the face of funding challenges and skills shortages.

Scientists identify gene that could protect against severe COVID

Research & Innovation
A team at Newcastle University have identified a gene, HLA-DRB1*04:01, which could be responsible for individuals who are asymptomatic - suggesting that the gene offers some protection against severe COVID.

COVID-19 vaccines & genetic modification

Agriculture
Graham Brookes, Agricultural Economist with PG Economics, UK, charts how the development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, derived using techniques of genetic modification, highlight ideological inconsistency and hypocrisy.

Ground-breaking technology: Next generation sequencing

Research & Innovation
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechCasting Group, provides a portrait of a ground-breaking technology, next-generation sequencing, starting with a brief snapshot.

GE crops: Biotech and novel food safety conflicts

Agriculture Reports
Dr Richard E. Goodman of the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program discusses GE crops and the US FDA, EFSA and CODEX international guidelines
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