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Daniel Jacobson

Daniel Jacobson is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, who joined the publication via their writing scheme. He is studying for a PhD in computational cancer genetics at University College London, as part of the UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training Partnership. His research focuses on using machine learning and cancer genomics data to study DNA damage repair deficiencies, potentially alluding to therapeutic targets in cancer. He previously obtained an MSci in Natural Sciences, also at UCL, and is a keen science writer and communicator, as well as a culture writer. He tweets as @DanH_Jacobson.

BioNews Articles by Daniel Jacobson

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
News
22 April 2022 • 2 minutes read

Delays to NHS fertility treatment uncovered

by Daniel Jacobson

A third (32 percent) of NHS fertility patients in 2021 had waited over 18 months for treatment, compared to just under one in four (22 percent) who had only private treatment...

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.
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 sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
Reviews
24 March 2022 • 3 minutes read

TV Review: Shining a Light on Rare Conditions

by Daniel Jacobson

Shining A Light On Rare Conditions', the documentary created by ITN Productions with Genetic Alliance UK in celebration of Rare Disease Day 2022, is probably long overdue...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Reviews
3 December 2021 • 4 minutes read

Film Review: Two

by Daniel Jacobson

What is highlighted in the film 'Two', which premiered here at the 2021 UK Jewish Film Festival, is that if a lesbian couple would like to start a family, then extensive bureaucracy and significant medical expenses are necessary requirements...

Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family entwined in coils of DNA (based on the figure of Laocoön from Greek and Roman mythology).
News
3 December 2021 • 2 minutes read

HFEA reveals plans to update fertility law

by Daniel Jacobson

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has detailed potential updates to current laws regarding fertility treatment practices in the UK, including improved patient protection...

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