Expanded Potential Stem Cell lines of pig and human cells established A new approach has enabled researchers to create Expanded Potential Stem Cells (EPSCs) of both pig and human cells. Thes... Read more
Ingredient in pre-clinical treatment for retinal neovascular disease targets gene associated with acute myeloid leukaemia An active ingredient in eye drops that were being developed for the... Read more
Prediction resource could make CRISPR-Cas9 editing more reliable The largest study of CRISPR action to date has developed a method to predict the exact mutations CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing can... Read more
The results could open the door to new targeted therapies for this debilitating disease in the future In the largest study of its kind, nine novel genes for osteoarthritis have been discover... Read more
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Imperial College London have developed Microreact, a free, real-time epidemic visualisation and tracking platform that has been used... Read more
Harnessing novel gut bacteria for human health Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have grown and catalogued more than 130 bacteria from the human intestine according to a stud... Read more
Three-dimensional cultures (or “organoids”) derived from the tumors of cancer patients closely replicate key properties of the original tumors, reveals a study published May 7 in... Read more
New nanopore DNA sequencing technology on a device the size of a USB stick could be used to diagnose infection – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Public... Read more
Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the fight against debilitating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by revealing how to stop cells attacking healthy body tissue.... Read more
A new treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy with the potential to suppress seizures ‘on demand’ with a pill, similar to how you might take painkillers when you feel a headache coming on, has... Read more
Wellcome Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the mass production of blood It is the stuff of gothic science ficti... Read more
A MALARIA breakthrough by Scots researchers could pave the way to new drug treatments able to prevent transmission of the disease. A study by scientists at Glasgow University and the Wellcom... Read more
