Rebecca Roberts,PhD

Rebecca Roberts, PhD

Articles by Rebecca Roberts, PhD

A team of surgeons wearing blue gowns, gloves, and masks are standing over a patient and operating.

After Centuries of Controversy, Is Xenotransplantation Finally Here to Stay?

Strands of glowing gold DNA are woven into a spiral.

DNA Methylation, Gene Expression, and Human Health

Blue bacterial cells next to their mirror microbe counterparts indicating mirror microbes.

Mirror Microbes: Understanding the How and Why of Hypothetical Life

Holographic DNA, scientific data, and a human outline are being held between a human hand and a robot hand, representing the CRISPR-GPT model.

CRISPR-GPT Turns Novice Scientists into Gene Editing Experts

A funnel web spider sits within its web.

Spider Venom Prevents Tissue Damage After Heart Attack and Stroke

Three mosquito larvae, colored pink, blue, or yellow, against a black background.

A Single Genetic Tweak Stops Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria

The silhouettes of two children, one standing and one in a wheelchair, playing with toy aeroplanes against a sunny blue sky.

Prime Editing Could Treat a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder

A mottled black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog sits on the tip of a blue-gloved finger in front of a mossy background.

Scientists Leverage Genomics to Save Endangered Frogs from a Deadly Fungus

A liver, supplied with blood vessels, glows red on a background filled with red blood cells.

Macrophages Gobble Up Old Neutrophils to Heal Transplanted Livers

Green clusters of moss on a petri dish against a white background.

Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

Bacterial cells encased in a slimy red extracellular matrix, forming a biofilm.

How Biofilms Threaten Human Health

Petros Giannikopoulos (right) and Fyodor Urnov (left) stand in the lab where the on-demand CRISPR therapy was produced. They are both wearing blue shirts and glasses.

Baby KJ’s Bespoke Gene Therapy Is a Masterclass in Scientific Collaboration

Illustration of a developing fetus surrounded by a clear fluid with a subtle yellow tinge, representing amniotic fluid.
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The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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