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![Sickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and is caused by a genetic mutation that produces abnormal hemoglobin, which clumps together making sickle-, or […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sickle_cell_anaemia-115x115.jpg "First case of gene therapy curing a common genetic disorder")
First case of gene therapy curing a common genetic disorder
Posted on March 15, 2017 | No CommentsSickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and is caused by a genetic mutation that produces abnormal hemoglobin, which clumps together making sickle-, or […] -
![Hallucinations. Delusions. False beliefs. All of these are characteristic symptoms of the harrowing mental disorder, schizophrenia. Not to be confused with “multiple personality disorder” (as […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Schizophrenia-115x115.jpg "Are We One Step Closer to Conquering Schizophrenia?")
Are We One Step Closer to Conquering Schizophrenia?
Posted on February 1, 2016 | No CommentsHallucinations. Delusions. False beliefs. All of these are characteristic symptoms of the harrowing mental disorder, schizophrenia. Not to be confused with “multiple personality disorder” (as […] -
![Are we now one step closer to developing effective treatments for autism? A new study by researchers in the University of California has found large […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/drug-621844_960_720-115x115.jpg "New Drug Targets Found for Treatments of Autism")
New Drug Targets Found for Treatments of Autism
Posted on January 21, 2016 | No CommentsAre we now one step closer to developing effective treatments for autism? A new study by researchers in the University of California has found large […] -
![Layla Richards, a one-year old girl, has had her leukaemia successfully treated with genetically engineered immune cells. Before her first birthday, Layla’s parents were told […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Gene therapy successfully used as a cancer treatment")
Gene therapy successfully used as a cancer treatment
Posted on November 23, 2015 | No CommentsLayla Richards, a one-year old girl, has had her leukaemia successfully treated with genetically engineered immune cells. Before her first birthday, Layla’s parents were told […] -
More Milk Means Reduced Fertility for Dairy Cows
Posted on January 12, 2014 | No CommentsThe discovery of a gene mutation in dairy cows which raises milk production at the cost of fertility highlights the perils of modern selective breeding. […]
