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Texas CRISPR gene editing opens new battlefront against Duchenne MD
Thirty five years ago the human gene that causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) was discovered. It was hailed as a light bulb moment in understanding the disease mechanism. However, there was litt…
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Texas CRISPR gene editing opens new battlefront against Duchenne MD
Thirty five years ago the human gene that causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) was discovered. It was hailed as a light bulb moment in understanding the disease mechanism. However, there was litt…
In Depth
Microbial lipoxygenases: a next target against antibiotic resistance?
Russian researchers Georgy Kurakin, Anna Samoukina and Nadezhda Potapova use bioinformatics to uncover the evolutionary roots of microbial lipoxygenase functionality and raise the possibility that th…
Comment And Analysis
COVID lessons to be learned across the cross-channel cultural divide
Has the cross-channel cultural divide impacted Covid outcomes? Bringing a unique perspective on the response from France and England, hearing patient anecdotes from living under the two differing res…
Interviews
COVID-19: Testing times for laboratories
Following what may have felt like a slow uptake of voluntary third-party laboratory testing support during the fight against the COVID-29 pandemic, Lorraine Turner explains how UKAS has fast tracked …
Focal Point
Flea bacteria
This digitally colourised scanning electron microscopic image depicts a number of yellow Yersinia pestis bacteria.
