Gene behind major cause of women's infertility found
A gene that plays a key role in causing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been discovered, and could lead to better disease prediction and treatment...
Jakki Magowan was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is also a Copywriter and Content Specialist at CooperSurgical Fertility and Genomics Solutions, based in Cornwall, where she works daily with embryologists, medical affairs and regulatory teams across the globe to produce content for the company's online and print publications. She graduated from the British College of Journalism as a freelance writer specialising in women's health and wellbeing, and she has a Professional Writing Master's Degree from Falmouth University, where she specialised in fiction and non-fiction. Previously, she studied digital marketing with Google's Squared Online. She is a Chartered Marketer accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.w
A gene that plays a key role in causing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been discovered, and could lead to better disease prediction and treatment...
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