Animal embryos go through a series of characteristic developmental stages on their journey from a fertilized egg cell to a functional organism. This biological process is largely genetically controlled and follows a similar pattern across different animal species. Yet, there are differences in the details – between individual species and even among embryos of the … Read more
Cancer tumors “hijack” the genetic program used by developing nerves. This is shown in a study by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden. In the long term, the results may open up new ways of treating cancer by limiting the tumour’s interaction with the nerves. We are still only early in the research, but this opens … Read more
In a recent article published in Natures Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Journal, researchers performed a qualitative study in the Netherlands to explore value-laden perspectives of the carriers of an autosomal dominant genetic disorder on the applications of somatic genome editing (SGE) and human genome editing (HGE). In this way, they contributed to the global dialogue … Read more