Multiple genes implicated in suicide by family genome study
Four gene variants have been found to be more common in suicide victims...
Hannah Tippett Simpson
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Video Review: A groundbreaking way to stop mitochondrial disease — TedMed
'Every time somebody decides to have a baby, they're engaging in a game of Russian roulette,' argues Professor Mary Herbert, a reproductive biologist at the University of Newcastle. Around 60-70 percent of fertilised eggs will never make it to pregnancy
Bury CCG confirms IVF cuts from three cycles to one per couple
A six-week public consultation in relation to IVF provision in Bury has resulted in the reduction of treatment cycles that couples can receive...
CRISPR study finds resistance mutations to key cancer drugs
DNA mutations that give tumours resistance to a new class of breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drugs have been discovered...
Human Cell Atlas releases first data
The first major dataset from the Human Cell Atlas, a multi-year effort to catalogue the estimated 37.2 trillion cells of the human body, has been released...
USA announces $190 million for genome editing research
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced its intention to grant US$190 million for genome editing research...
Skin colour genes study gives evolutionary insights
Some dark skin tones have evolved relatively recently from paler genetic variants...