An appeal court in Cleveland, Ohio, has ruled that a couple's embryos lost in a freezer-failure incident last year were not 'living persons', and should not therefore have been treated as patients rather than property...
The USA's Department of Homeland Security is expected to initiate a DNA testing pilot programme this week at the US-Mexico border, in efforts to verify genetic relationships within families entering the USA...
Researchers have discovered that the deletion of a single gene can halt the development and progression of aggressive pancreatic cancer in mice...
A small study by researchers in Japan has indicated that exposure to WiFi may have detrimental effects on sperm function...
A gene that plays a key role in causing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been discovered, and could lead to better disease prediction and treatment...
The NHS is built around a social contract - an understanding that patients, the public, clinicians and government each have a part to play in saving lives and improving health. Where within this contract does the emerging practice of genomic medicine
'So, forgive my ignorance, but… what do you actually do every day?' As a scientist, this is a question I get asked all too frequently by friends and family. The separation between the scientific community and the wider public is seemingly ever growing..
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FILM: Talking Genomics with Patients
by BioNews
This film documents a Progress Educational Trust/Genomics Education Programme event about genomic medicine...
How should we use genomic data in assisted reproduction?
by Sandy Starr
Advances in genomics are having a growing impact on fertility treatment and assisted reproduction...