Francesca Sowerbutts is a Volunteer Writer for BioNews, having previously completed work experience at the charity that publishes BioNews, the Progress Educational Trust. She is currently studying for a BSc in Biology at the University of Bristol and hopes to go into postgraduate medicine afterwards. She is particularly interested in the development of different methods of scientific communication used to make new research content accessible to the public.
A toddler with a rare condition has become the first child treated in the UK with a life-saving gene therapy. For the family it is bittersweet as only one of their two children can be saved...
In their latest podcast series, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore if people can change and how they do it. Francesca Sowerbutts, a biology student at Bristol University reviews the first episode...
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy often cause substantial loss of the cells responsible for creating gametes, meaning they can cause patients to become infertile...
The rapid development of genomic technology over the last decade is apparent in many different areas of our lives...
When the Human Genome Project was completed in 2000, Bill Clinton, then president of the United States, called it 'the most important, most wondrous map ever produced by humankind'...
Offered as a podcast for those 'trying to build a family', Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) Fertility Experts calls upon experts to discuss about the most important topics and issues relating to fertility testing and treatment...
Dish Life is a mobile game that 'lets players inhabit a stem cell researcher as they rise through the ranks'. It aims to envelop players in the world of scientific discovery and 'create an interactive experience reflecting the nurturing of experiments'...
Niche is a genetics survival game where players evolve their own species to survive in testing environments...
23andMe advertises itself on its website as a way to 'meet your genes'. You can send off a spit sample, and for $99-$199, a report based on your genetics will be emailed to you a few weeks later...
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