Book Review: Robo-Babies
When my wife and I found out we were going to become mums to twin girls, one of our first conversations was about how we would teach them about the miracle of life...
Dr Eleanor Lynam
Dr Eleanor Lynam is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently working as a post-doctoral research scientist in vascular biology at the Royal Veterinary College after studying for a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology at University College London . Her research focuses on the regulatory mechanisms governing vascular function. Previously, she studied Inflammation at Queen Mary University , where she obtained an MRes.BioNews Articles by Dr Eleanor Lynam
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.
Nationwide UK public dialogue supports whole genome sequencing in newborns
Members of the UK public are largely supportive of the use of whole genome sequencing in newborn screening, according to a national public dialogue...
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.
UK offers genomic expertise to identify new COVID strains worldwide
The UK has offered to use its world-leading expertise in genomics to aid countries that lack the resources to identify evolving variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus...
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.
CRISPR genome editing pioneers win Nobel prize in chemistry
Professors Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of CRISPR genome editing...
Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
Coronavirus may infect embryos early in pregnancy
New evidence suggests that embryos may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 viral infection, the virus responsible for COVID-19...
Patients test positive for COVID-19 after clinical recovery
COVID-19 patients are testing positive for genetic elements of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, up to 24 days after hospital discharge...
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.
Epigenetic changes linked to biological age
Researchers at the University of Southern California report that a person's body-age is in some cases over 40 years above their actual age, whilst some people have a body-age that is decades younger...
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.
Genetic screening of embryos may not lead to smarter babies
'Designer babies' created via IVF and selected on the basis of genetic combinations for intelligence or height are unlikely to become reality, according to a recent study...
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.
US project on 1 million genomes lines up genetic counsellors
A US governmental programme which aims to sequence the genomes of one million people has teamed up with a company to offer genetic counselling to participants...
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: 'Genetics Unzipped' by the Genetics Society
As a hardened podcast obsessive working in the field of genetics, I was excited to listen to the Genetics Society podcast 'Genetics Unzipped'...