Francis Crick Institute

Scientists have, for the first time, used an extremely precise genome editing technique called base editing to study gene function in human embryos...

A test deployed in many fertility clinics to assess the viability of embryos for use in IVF is likely to overestimate the number of embryos with...

Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualised and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson’s, marking a major advance...

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing can lead to unintended mutations at the targeted section of DNA in early human embryos, researchers have revealed. This...

The first stages of placental development take place days before the embryo starts to form in human pregnancies. This new finding highlights the...

A new study has provided the most comprehensive analysis of human genetic diversity to date, clarifying the genetic relationships between human...

Researchers have used genome editing technology to reveal the role of a key gene in human embryos in the first few days of development. This is the...

Baker’s yeast cells living together in communities help feed each other, but leave incomers from the same species to die from starvation, according to...