Baby born from embryo that originally had three sets of chromosomes
An embryo that originally had three pronuclei resulted in a healthy baby after one pronucleus was microsurgically removed...
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A test that uses genetic analysis to diagnose or predict an illness or condition.
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'Fertility fraud' daughter has two serious genetic conditions
A woman seeking to understand why she has two genetic conditions, despite having no family history, discovered that her mother's fertility doctor is her biological father...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Event Review: ELSI and the Sale of Genetic Data –The case of 23andMe
In an age where our genetic information can be decoded, stored, and shared with a simple saliva sample, the question of who owns and controls this data has never been more pressing...
PGT-A might reduce unsuccessful embryo transfers in over 35s
Genetic testing of IVF embryos could help more women over 35 have a baby in less time, according to a small study focused exclusively on women aged 35-42...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
New Zealand government urged to stop insurers using genetic test results
Health advocates in New Zealand are lobbying the Government to ban insurance companies from considering genetic test results when offering cover...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Newborn genomes and the NHS Ten-Year Plan: visionary leap or overreach?
Genomics has the potential to reshape the NHS into a more proactive, cost-efficient, and patient-responsive system, writes Zeenat Beebeejaun. But it can only do so if built on a foundation of trust, transparency, and fairness...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by the University of Edinburgh via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts cells with organelles (colour-enhanced electron micrograph of cells, showing nuclei in green and mitochondria in red).
The third parent
Following the news that healthy children have been born in the UK following mitochondrial donation IVF, Professor Rachel Bowlby explains why so-called 'three-parent babies' are nothing new...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Podcast Review: DNA Today – how one family faced seven ALS diagnoses and chose advocacy
In this DNA Today podcast we hear from Debbie Lower, whose family has endured unimaginable loss and tragedy from seven amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia cases in the past 30 years...