A report has found that rare mutations in a single gene made one girl genetically susceptible to severe influenza infection...
A charity has called for all NHS Boards in Scotland to move towards offering eligible patients three full cycles of IVF...
Genomics England has announced a new consortium that will see it share data from the 100,000 Genomes Project with major industry players...
Children conceived with assisted reproductive technology may be twice as likely to develop autism...
In an article in the New York Times, Angelina Jolie has revealed her decision to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, in her on-going battle to reduce her risk of cancer...
Scientists in Iceland have produced a comprehensive portrait of the nation's genetic makeup...
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Squealing on DNA: the law and secondary uses of genetic information
by Professor Nils Hoppe
One of the legally and ethically problematic issues regularly debated in the context of biobanks and tissue repositories is that of its potential for forensic use. When Anna Lindh (the Swedish foreign minister) was murdered in 2003, her killer was subsequently identified by way of matching DNA traces found at the crime scene with data contained on the killer's Guthrie card...
The picture doesn’t have to look like this
by Vicky Whitehead
In England, the IVF postcode lottery impacts on every different level of a patient's NHS treatment in a myriad of ways. Not only is there widespread variation in who can access treatment and the number of IVF cycles available, but even in how a cycle is defined...