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Haemoglobin: more than just blood? The latest health stories from around the world

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Blood is red because it’s brimming with the oxygen-toting protein haemoglobin, but scientists have long wondered whether cells outside of the bloodstream depend on this protein as well. Now, a team of researchers from China has demonstrated that cartilage-making cells called chondrocytes manufacture and use haemoglobin, perhaps to help them survive in cartilage’s oxygen-poor environment. …

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WHO unveils guidelines for human genome editing

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two companion reports regarding the potential application of human genome editing in improving public health.  “Human genome editing has the potential to advance our ability to treat and cure disease, but the full impact will only be realised if we deploy it for the benefit of all people, …

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Genome sequencing to assist rare diseases

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India has recently completed a six-month pilot project sequencing the genomes of individuals within the nation. Could genome sequencing present a boon to combating rare diseases? Despite the infrequency the term implies, an estimated one in twenty Indians suffer from illnesses that fall under the classification of rare diseases. This translates to seventy million of …

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