The extent to which a particular trait is inherited. Studies of heritability typically estimate the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait (for example, height) that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones.
New genetic markers that drive the development of type 2 diabetes and other vascular diseases have been identified...
Researchers have identified four new breast-cancer-associated genes that have the potential to help improve clinical screening for women at risk...
Delivering an enzyme-replacement therapy to a fetus via its umbilical cord prevented a child from developing symptoms of a rare genetic condition, in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial...
An analysis of over 5.4 million individuals has identified over 12,000 different genetic variants that affect human height...
Over 60 genes linked to Parkinson's disease have been identified using a new multidisciplinary approach...
How responsive is the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act to the pace of social and technological change? In this comment, Julian Hitchcock contemplates revision of the Act, and how might we optimise its responsiveness to clinical need while upholding standards...
The question of what is a 'permitted embryo' under the legislation governing assisted reproduction in the UK has received increasing scrutiny as technological progress challenges the concept of embryohood...
In a recent press statement on the use of preimplantation genetic testing of human embryos, the HFEA stated that 'Embryo selection is only legal in the UK to avoid serious inherited illnesses, usually by means of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis authorised by the HFEA, known as PGT-M or PGT-SR'…
Despite making up around 400 million of the global population, Middle Eastern populations have been under-represented in genomic studies — until now...
Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity, an event by London Futurists, was held online on 16 May...
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