Why jumping genes don’t send us into meltdown
20 June 2013Scientists have explained, for the first time, how transposition is regulated in the bodies of humans and other living organisms.
Scientists have explained, for the first time, how transposition is regulated in the bodies of humans and other living organisms.
Scientists hopeful discovery will provide a biological target for drug therapy.
Research provides insight into feasibility of virus becoming airborne transmissible.
New gene therapy methods accurately correct mutation in patient’s stem cells, bringing personalized cell therapies one step closer.
One of the biggest projects ever undertaken to identify genetic variants that predispose some people to certain diseases was begun in 2005, thanks to £9 million funding from the Wellcome Trust. The ground-breaking results of this study were published in June this year.