See you LATER to pain
Author: Robyn Bell, Imperial College London, 19 May 2021 Chronic pain has a high prevalence globally, with estimates of 20-30%…
Addressing the challenge of informing the wider population on advances in gene and cell therapy
Author: Gerry McLachlan, 3rd March 2021 The role for the BSGCT in engaging with the public is becoming ever more…
Precision genome editing for mitochondrial DNA – Mission accomplished?
Author: Anitta Rose Chacko Technologies such as CRISPR have revolutionised precision genome editing and paved the way for treatment of…
Switching Up T Cell Therapies
Author: Katie Dale With the huge effort that’s currently being spent developing more resistant T cell therapies with new targets…
Could It Be A One-Stop Solution For The Most Common Cause Of Irreversible Blindness?
By Vered Smith Glaucoma is a condition that affects approximately 70 million people worldwide¹, –a number greater than all the…
Rebuilding the brain with stem cells: is it a no-brainer?
By Anitta Rose Chacko Most of us may have experienced feeling on edge whilst playing the classic tumbling tower game…
The Churchillian dilemma of Gene Editing
By Felicity Crawshay-Williams Before the start of World War ll in 1939, it became apparent to the Allies that the…
Skin; Lets Break It Down
By Christopher Smith Hello reader, I hope that you’re well, And that you have a few moments to dwell, To…
CRISPR-engineered T cells in patients with refractory cancer
Author: Dr Mustafa M. Munye, 6th May 2020 A recent paper from Carl June’s lab published in the journal Science¹…
Precision correction of pathogenic mutations using prime editing technology
Author: Dr Christos Georgiadis, 18th December 2019 A broad range of genome editing tools are currently available enabling targeted scission…
Programmed to kill: Synthetic virology to attack cancer
Author: Alexander Baker, 26th November 2019 Carefully modified viruses are becoming major new drugs in the battle against cancer. The…
Gene-loaded sutures to promote tendon healing
Author: Robyn Bell, 14th October 2019 Injuries to tendons, the tissue that links muscle to bone, are commonly seen in…