West's fertility fall-off down to obsession with social status, says study
Declining fertility rates in the West are partially a consequence of heightened competition for social status, according to an anthropological study...
Ryan Ross is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He is currently studying for a PhD in History at Queen Mary University of London's Centre for the History of Emotions. His research - which is funded by the Wellcome Trust - focuses on the relationship between medicine and personal injury claims in 20th century Britain, and investigates how doctors studied, treated and conceptualised disorders including whiplash, post-concussion syndrome and so-called 'accident neurosis'. Previously, he completed an MSc in the History of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He maintains a broad interest in the study of medicine, trauma, memory, law, time and the philosophy of history. He blogs at Time, Trauma, History and he tweets as @Ryan_RR_Ross
by Ryan Ross
Declining fertility rates in the West are partially a consequence of heightened competition for social status, according to an anthropological study...
by Ryan Ross
A recent study has suggested that genetic tests to assess the risk of diseases like diabetes and lung cancer do little to motivate people to change their behaviour...
by Ryan Ross
Tania Simoncelli's narrates the story of the successful legal challenge against Myriad Genetics' BRCA patents, but may have missed an opportunity to consider the broader impact of gene patenting...
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The California-based genome-sequencing company Illumina has accused UK rival Oxford Nanopore Technologies of violating its intellectual property rights...
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The use of IVF technologies could be storing up future health problems for children born through the technique, according to an evolutionary biologist...
by Ryan Ross
A third of general practitioners believe that the NHS should not fund IVF treatment, according to a recent poll...
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The parents of a child carrying genetic markers for cystic fibrosis are suing a school for alleged discrimination and unlawful disclosure of personal information...
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UK fertility doctors are seeking permission to trial a new IVF treatment that involves transferring additional mitochondria into egg cells before fertilisation...
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