Mechanism that leads to DNA mutations in melanoma discovered
The mechanism underlying DNA damage that leads to melanoma has been found to be a specific mutation caused by UVB radiation in sunlight...
Georgina Al-Badri
BioNews Articles by Georgina Al-Badri
Part of donor doctor payout earmarked for DNA database
A lawsuit over a Canadian fertility doctor, who used his own sperm to impregnate patients has reached a settlement of £13 million Canadian dollars....
Podcast Review: Ingenious
The jargon-free BBC4 genetics podcast series, Ingenious, exposes the history and future of research into a selection of genes...
IVF treatment on the NHS to return in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
NHS-funded IVF treatment will soon be reinstated in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, four years after suspension of funding...
DNA screening study to identify cancer risk in young adults in Australia
A low-cost screening test to identify cancer risk in young adults is set to be developed as part of a new $2.97 million study at Monash University in Melbourne,Australia...
IVF patients not negatively affected by COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
No differences were identified between IVF cycles taking place before and after the patients received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine...
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not affect sperm count
No significant differences were found in a study assessing the effect of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines on key measures of male fertility...
Fallopian tube anatomy triggers change in sperm cells
The complex folds of the fallopian tube surface have been found to alter the behaviour of sperm...