Mitochondrial DNA donors granted anonymity in draft legislation
Regulations to legalise and govern the use of mitochondrial donation techniques have been placed before the UK Parliament....
Dr Rachel Montgomery is an Adviser to the Progress Educational Trust (PET), and is a Volunteer Writer at its flagship publication BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. Previously she studied for a PhD at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, part of University College London (UCL), which was funded by the MRC. Her work made use of a fission yeast model to better understand Batten Disease, a rare neurodegenerative disease that affects children. Previously, she completed an MSc in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine, also at UCL, and studied Medical Biology at Edinburgh University.
Regulations to legalise and govern the use of mitochondrial donation techniques have been placed before the UK Parliament....
Men with poor semen quality are more likely to also suffer from unrelated health problems, such as hypertension, a study suggests...
A leading scientist involved in the identification of the BRCA1 gene mutation has recommended that genetic screening of the BRCA genes should be routinely offered to all women aged 30 years or over....
The UK Government has announced that regulations around the use of mitochondrial replacement techniques will be presented to Parliament in the next few months...
Keeping mobile phones in pockets can affect two important measures of sperm health, a study suggests...
A protein that allows eggs and sperm to fuse together has been identified by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge...
Researchers have pinpointed two genetic mutations behind a severe developmental disease seen in children of Moroccan Jewish descent...
A mutation in a gene may explain why certain people exercise less and gain weight, according to a study published in PLOS Genetics...
An injection to prevent breast cancer by silencing a cancer-causing gene has shown early promise in mouse studies...
Gene therapy trials using engineered immune cells have shown considerable progress in treating blood disorders, according to findings presented at the American Society of Hematology's annual meeting...
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