TV Review: Tyneside's Genetic Pioneers
'We're about to witness a miracle!' A lady in the throes of childbirth fills the screen, and with a long, drawn-out grunt of pain, baby Leo is born...
Cara Foley
Cara Foley is 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 Medical and Biomedical Imaging at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's Centre for Doctoral Training In Medical Imaging, with her research based primarily at University College London's Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Her research focuses on measuring changes in brain connectivity in children with cerebral palsy, following surgical treatment (selective dorsal rhizotomy). Previously, she studied Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford and went on to obtain an MSc in Reproductive Medicine: Science and Ethics at the University of Kent. She blogs at Why Does It Always Brain on Me?.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Podcast Review: Naked Genetics - Exposing the Contents of Your Genes
'Would you donate your genome?' Straight to the point, the introduction immediately grabbed my attention. Genome donation wasn't something I had even considered before listening to this podcast, so I was very curious to learn more...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Pig organ transplants a step closer as CRISPR removes viruses
Ancient viral genes have been eliminated from pigs using the genome editing tool CRISPR, according to research...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Radio Review: The Inquiry - Is Gene Editing Out of Control?
The broadcast by BBC World Service is split into four parts, each with an assigned 'expert witness'. The first chapter tackles 'The Language of Life', aiming to elucidate exactly what DNA, genes and genome editing are...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Gene in brain's 'reward circuit' linked to depression
A gene that could play a key role in depression has been identified...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genome study suggests a fifth of adults carry disease mutations
Approximately 22 percent of healthy adults carry mutations that are associated with disease, found the first ever randomised clinical trial using whole-genome sequencing...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Large study finds first genes linked to Tourette's syndrome
The first genes linked Tourette's syndrome have been identified in the biggest study of the disorder to date...
Fetal immune system is active, not immature
The fetal immune system is more mature in the second trimester than previously thought, which could assist research into diseases, miscarriage and immune tolerance, researchers say...
Fetuses prefer to gaze at face-like shapes
Fetuses in the late stages of pregnancy move their heads towards shapes that resemble faces, suggesting that the ability to recognise faces may be innate...
Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Drinking tea alters women's epigenetics
Researchers have found that drinking tea may affect gene expression in women...
