Dr Chris Chatterton is a volunteer writer at BioNews. He was previously Genetics Editor at BioNews and at the charity that publishes it, the Progress Educational Trust (PET). Chris has a PhD from Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences where his research focused on the social and ethical issues surrounding new medical conditions. He spent several years working as a research scientist at University College London’s Institute of Child Health, at Imperial College London’s Faculty of Medicine, and at St Mary’s Hospital. In these posts, he examined genetic susceptibility to disease, including research on metabolic conditions, infectious diseases, asthma, and allergy. He currently works as a freelance science editor and writer, medical/social researcher, and health activist. He has conducted work for the Department of Health, NHS, various medical charities, Universities in the UK and Europe, and a number of multinational companies. His current focus is on stigmatised medical conditions, with a particular interest in the topic of incontinence, where he continues to raise awareness, conduct social research, and policy work in this area.
This 'The G Word' Podcast covers the diversity of genomic data, working with British Pakistani populations and consanguinity. Polygenic risk scores and the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study are also discussed...
In this podcast from the Economist, science editor Alok Jha speaks to Professor Jennifer Doudna, joint Nobel prize winner alongside Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier in chemistry, about her work on the genome editing approach CRISPR.
Scottish scientists have identified a genetic region that may have a role to play in why humans crave 'fatty foods'. The researchers, from Aberdeen University, identified a DNA region close to the galanin (GAL) gene that helps to regulate the production of this protein...
US scientists have been able to identify the gene responsible for an extremely rare X-linked genetic disorder in record time, using new computer software....
Scientists have carried out a large genome-wide association study (GWAS) looking into SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) potentially associated with migraine and have discovered three new genes that may be associated with the condition...
The UK's fertility regulator published a report last Thursday that it says indicates its success at reducing multiple births from fertility treatment by promoting elective single embryo transfer (eSET)....
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in Washington last week that the Million Veteran Program (MVP), a research project that aims to collect DNA, lifestyle and other health data from one million veterans under the care of the VA, was being rolled out nationally from 5 May 2011....
Scientists from Scotland have been awarded an extra £2.5 million from the Scottish Funding Council to continue their work into the development of methods to create red blood cells (RBCs) from stem cells....
The British Fertility Society (BFS), an organisation representing professionals with an interest in reproductive medicine, has announced that it will be sending a questionnaire to all its members concerning the imminent demise of the HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority)....
An audit of 122 NHS sites across the UK by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has found that screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is very patchy. The report suggests that around 120,000 people have the condition in the UK, but that 85 percent are unaware they have it, which equates to about 100,000 people....
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