Scientists react to NICE final draft guidance on Casgevy for the treatment of beta-thalassaemia. Dr James Davies, Associate Professor … read more
Scientists react to a conference abstract about eliminating HIV in cell culture using CRISPR-Cas that is being presented at the … read more
Scientists react to news of MHRA approving gene therapy to cure sickle-cell disease. Dr Rashid Kazmi, Honorary Senior Lecturer … read more
A new study published in Nature looks at kidney transplants from GM pigs into primates. Prof Dusko Ilic, Professor of Stem … read more
A study published in Nature Communications uses genome editing in chickens to control avian influenza transmission. Prof Timm Harder, Laboratory … read more
A conference presentation (not a published paper) presented at the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) urges caution … read more
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has been granted Royal Assent and passed into law in the UK today. … read more
Scientists treating patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia have started a new clinical trial in which patients receive ‘ready-made’ universal … read more
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, removing barriers to research into new gene editing technology, will be introduced in Parliament … read more
A study published in Nature Plants looks at biofortified tomatoes, providing a new route to vitamin D sufficiency. This Roundup … read more
Prince Charles delivered the Queen’s speech today for the State Opening of Parliament. Rachel Youngman, Institute of Physics Deputy … read more
A report from the Government Office for Science looks at what genomics could mean for wider government. Sarah Norcross, … read more
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced new legislation to cut red tape for gene editing plant … read more
There have been several reports of high levels of avian influenza in the UK. Prof Ian Brown, Head of … read more
A study published in Nature Communications looks at the use of genome editing technology to generate single-sex litters and sex-specific … read more
The use of genome editing technologies in the breeding of farmed animals could potentially offer some new ways to help … read more
A report published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics looks at the social and ethical issues surrounding the use of … read more
The government have published a press release on new plans to unlock the potential benefits of gene editing as part … read more
Published today, The National Food Strategy report attempts to set out how our diets will need to change over the … read more
Two reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Advisory Committee on Human Genome Editing provide the first global recommendations to … read more