Parental exposure to air pollution negatively impacts IVF embryos
Both maternal and paternal exposure to air pollution can have a negative impact on fertility, a study has shown...
Dr Kate Johnson
Dr Kate Johnson is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She has previously been a scientific research account manager for a world-leading science company. She completed her PhD at Keele University, where her research focused on the use of metabonomic profiling approaches for the investigation of complex food fraud, specifically using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to detect biomarkers in biological tissue. Previously, she gained a BSc in forensic science with human biology at the same institution. Kate is passionate about making science accessible for all.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
No link between men taking diabetes drug and birth defects, large study confirms
The diabetes drug metformin has not been linked to birth defects in the children of men who used it around the time of conception, a large, international study has shown...
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.
Nobel Prizes awarded for microRNA discovery and AI breakthroughs
Nobel Prizes have been awarded to scientists for microRNA discovery, protein structure, and artificial neural network research...
Sperm donated in UK may be used to make many families worldwide
Scientists are calling on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to tighten restrictions on exporting sperm, to limit the number of families who can be created abroad...
Blood test for male infertility developed using AI
An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by scientists in Japan can predict male infertility using hormone levels in blood...
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.
Gene essential for metastatic cancer cell growth identified
A gene found to be critical in metastatic cancer cell growth, provides new insight into the targeted treatment of cancers...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Genomics sector won't be designated critical infrastructure in UK
A leaked letter between government officials has highlighted national security concerns to UK health data, yet the UK Government has decided the genomics sector will not be designated as critical national infrastructure...