UN call to stop criminalisation of surrogates in Cambodia
The UN has called on Cambodia to repeal the criminalisation of surrogates...
Dr Lea Goetz
Dr Lea Goetz was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She holds a a PhD in Neuroscience at University College London (UCL). Her research focused on information processing in single neurons and neural networks and has been funded by a Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Fellowship as well as a UCL Graduate Research Scholarship. Previously, she studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, specialising in Neuroscience. She tweets as @_leagoetz
BioNews Articles by Dr Lea Goetz
Deer antler discovery points way to new cancer treatments
The rapid annual regrowth of deer antlers is down to a combination of cancer-linked genes and tight regulation of them by tumour-suppressing genes, finds a new study. The results may offer a new avenue for cancer treatment research in humans...
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.
Event Review: Darwin Lecture: from gene identification to clinical benefit - the example of cystic fibrosis
The Darwin lecture held at the UK's Royal Society of Medicine in London, and jointly organised with the Linnean Society, gives an annual look at topics in science and medicine....
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Male infertility care 'insensitive' says survey
Men with infertility experience stigmatisation and a lack of support, a first survey on the subject found...
Event Review: Anne McLaren - Science, Ethics and The Archive
'We're here to have a conversation about the archive,' is how Professor Sarah Franklin from the University of Cambridge introduced the event, 'Anne McLaren: Science, Ethics and the Archive'...
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.
CRISPR used to record a film in bacteria
Scientists have used the CRISPR/Cas system to encode a film in the genomes of living bacteria...
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.
Experts call for global action on unproven stem cell therapies
International experts are calling for global action on unproven and potentially dangerous stem cell therapies and their misleading marketing to the public...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Noisy bedrooms may affect male fertility
New research suggests living near a road which is noisy at night-time may contribute to male infertility...
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.
Lifetime cancer risk predicted for BRCA mutation carriers
A study of almost 10,000 women carrying BRCA mutations has revealed the best estimate yet of their risk in developing breast and ovarian cancer...
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.
Genes for insomnia discovered
Researchers have found seven risk genes for insomnia through two large genome-wide and gene-based association studies...
