Role of 'pain-free' gene explained
Scientists have discovered why people with a rare genetic mutation are unable to feel pain — a finding that could lead to treatments for chronic pain conditions...
Jessica Richardson
Jessica Richardson was formerly a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently studying for a PhD at the Wellcome Trust's Centre for Mitochondrial Research at Newcastle University, where her research concerns techniques to avoid the transmission of mitochondrial disease from mother to child. Previously, she studied Biomedical Sciences and went on to obtain an MRes in Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine.
BioNews Articles by Jessica Richardson
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.
Epigenetic changes in sperm linked to obesity in offspring
Danish researchers have identified that weight gain and loss can result in different epigenetic markers in sperm, suggesting a possible explanation for why children of obese fathers are more prone to obesity themselves...
TV Review: Unreported World — Mexico's Baby Business
A Channel 4 documentary about the surrogacy business in Mexico exposes some alarming practices...
Scientists discover sperm can 'slither'
Researchers have discovered that human sperm have a two-dimensional 'slither' swimming mode, which enables them to swim faster when close to surfaces...
Human stem cells 'printed' in 3D
Scientists have reported on a method that allows successful 3D bioprinting of adult stem cells...
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.
Man fails paternity test due to passing on unborn twin's DNA
A man discovered he was not the genetic father of his child, due to a rare form of chimerism that means some of his cells carry a genome belonging to an unborn twin who died in the womb...
Mitochondrial DNA test improves IVF success rates
A test which measures mitochondrial DNA levels in the embryo could help increase IVF success rates, scientists claim...
CRISPR could make animal-to-human organ transplant safer
Researchers say that the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 could be used to increase the safety of organ transplantation from pig to human...