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Gene therapy trials treat inherited blindness and deafness
Two separate gene therapy trials have restored vision and hearing in people born with congenital blindness or deafness.

Longer genes are associated with ageing: Study
The study shows that long genes may be the central cause of aging, since they become less active with age.

Genes influence blood pressure from early childhood: Research
The study demonstrates a relationship between gene variants and blood pressure in the population.

As bananas fall victim to a pandemic, GM comes to the rescue
A fungal disease threatens to wipe out the most popular banana variety. Scientists have created a genetically modified fruit resistant to the fungus

Nobel Prize-winning gene editing tech offers a ray of hope for blood disorders
The US and UK have approved a therapy for treating sickle-cell disease and beta-thalassaemia — a historic breakthrough
