The current pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), […]
Scientists launch clinical trial of CRISPR gene correction therapy in patients with sickle cell disease
Scientists at UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley and UCLA have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to jointly launch […]
Asymmetrical vaccine distribution could promote vaccine evading mutations in SARS-CoV-2
Wide-scale vaccine distribution is now taking place in the more economically developed countries worldwide, with counties such as the USA […]
Researchers identify a genetic defect that increases the risk of debilitating eye disease
A genetic defect could hold the key to preventing or delaying the onset of a debilitating eye disease that can […]
Study shows how D614G variant gains upper hand over original SARS-CoV-2 virus
Prior to the emergence of new mutants of the coronavirus, such as the British variant B.1.1.7, the SARS-CoV-2 variant named […]
Uninherited genetic mutations can cause spina bifida
Genetic mutations which occur naturally during the earliest stages of an embryo's development can cause the severe birth defect spina […]
Researchers link cases of ALS and FTD to a Huntington’s disease-associated mutation
A study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has made a surprising connection between frontotemporal dementia (FTD) […]
Coronavirus mutation spread across Europe: report
Violence erupts in Italy over new coronavirus lockdowns Violent protests erupted in Italy over new coronavirus lockdown restrictions to curb […]
Rare mutation of TP53 gene leaves people at higher risk for multiple cancers
Rare inherited mutations in the body’s master regulator of the DNA repair system—the TP53 gene—can leave people at a higher […]
Scientists unveil chemotherapy resistance mechanism related to p53 mutation
More than half of cancer cases worldwide are associated with genetic mutations in p53, the protein responsible for protecting DNA […]