Purvi Shah is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She originally studied Biology at Aston University, and current works at PA Media Group, the UK's national news agency.
Japan's RIKEN Center has announced that an appeal by stem-cell scientist, Dr Haruko Obokata, found guilty of research misconduct in relation to her claims of converting blood cells to stem cells using an 'acid bath', has been rejected...
The genetic mutation behind a UK paracyclist's mystery condition has been identified by an international team of scientists...
A memorial to Francis Crick has been unveiled at his former college at the University of Cambridge to mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of the structure of DNA...
Researchers in Australia have identified a genetic link to a common form of epilepsy, which could lead the way to genetic testing for this type of the condition....
An average person carries roughly 400 potentially damaging mutations in their DNA, say geneticists...
Regular use of aspirin may extend the lives of colon cancer patients whose tumour carries a specific gene mutation, scientists report...
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