Dr Dan Jacobson concludes Lawrence Ingrassia's book is: 'an expansive, masterful piece of science communication, which doubles beautifully as memoir and biography of modern oncology'...
Dr Sayyed Mohamed Muhsin and Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin give an ethical analysis of germline genome editing to prevent genetic diseases based on Islamic legal maxims (Qawaid Fiqhiyyah)...
The recent announcement that a paediatric biobank will be launched in the UK, raises important questions about genetic testing and return of information to participants...
A topical gene therapy for children with a rare, potentially fatal genetic condition that causes skin wounds and blistering, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Questions submitted by participants in a recent Progress Educational Trust event are answered by the body that oversees newborn screening in the UK...
Is elite performance in sport linked to genes, training, or luck?...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority recently announced plans to review the list of approved inherited conditions for which preimplantation genetic diagnosis is currently licensed to ensure that it is only available for conditions which meet the statutory requirements in the UK...
Ashkenazi Jews have historically been an endogamous population. Marrying within the group remains important to many Jews because endogamy is seen as one way to preserve Judaism and ensure the survival of future generations. In the wake of the Holocaust, and amidst a steadily decreasing Jewish population, Jewish survival has great cultural relevance...
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