Studies support genetics-first approach to brain cancer treatment
Two US studies have identified specific genetic mutations in gliomas which correlate with how the tumours will behave and respond to treatment...
Dr Hannah Somers
Dr Hannah Somers was a volunteer writer at BioNews. She obtained her PhD in Molecular Microbiology, in the laboratory of Professor Liz Sockett at Nottingham University. She researches the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, working towards understanding how this organism invades other bacterial species and characterising some of its genes. She previously studied Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, and has worked in education. She tweets as @therealmamabear
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Genetic test analyses 77 genes for breast cancer risk
A new wide-ranging test that looks at multiple sites in the DNA code could help predict a woman's risk of developing breast cancer...
Ribosome nobel laureate elected to Royal Society presidency
Professor Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed to succeed Sir Paul Nurse as the President Elect of the Royal Society as of December this year...
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.
100,000 Genomes Project leads to first diagnoses
Three British men have been diagnosed with rare diseases after having their complete genomes sequenced as part of the UK-based 100,000 Genomes Project...