Alice Plein was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently studying for a PhD in Cardiovascular Development at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology, under the auspices of a Research Grant from the British Heart Foundation. Her research, conducted in the laboratory of Professor Christiana Ruhrberg, focuses on the formation of the heart and the interaction of different cell types during the formation of the aorta and the pulmonary artery. Previously she studied Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge - incorporating a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology - where she studied neural development in the zebrafish.
‘Breeders- A subclass of women?‘ provides both thought-provoking and uncomfortable moments but ultimately fails to convince as an anti-surrogacy polemic...
Children born to parents with fertility problems are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders, a large-scale population study suggests....
Pathway Genomics, a biotech company based in San Diego, announced it will 'vigorously defend itself' against a patent infringement suit filed by Myriad Genetics and others...
In a research first, a section of light-sensing tissue, closely resembling the human retina, has been grown in the laboratory from human stem cells...
Two experimental IVF techniques that could prevent certain types of incurable genetic disease are 'not unsafe', a report from the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has found....
A common genetic mutation linked to childhood obesity also increases the likelihood of becoming overweight in adulthood, scientists have discovered. They found the genetic variation also increases impulsive eating as well as a person's appetite for fatty foods...
The placenta, which was long believed to be a sterile environment, is home to a community of microbes similar to those found in the mouth, researchers have discovered...
Mice with a viral form of multiple sclerosis are able to walk again after receiving a transplant of human stem cells, scientists report...
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