Geneticists recognised in New Year Honours
Pioneering geneticists Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka and Professor Meena Upadhyaya were both recognised in the King's 2026 New Year Honours list...
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by Iona Aylwin
Pioneering geneticists Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka and Professor Meena Upadhyaya were both recognised in the King's 2026 New Year Honours list...
by Jen Willows
A five-year-old boy who was one of the first in the UK to receive gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy is now able to walk. Meanwhile, pop singer Jesy Nelson has called for the condition to be added to the newborn screening programme...
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by Jen Willows
The first session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – explored the growing use of expanded carrier screening...
The second session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – explored controversies surrounding preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy...
by Yan Lau
Eleven people with aggressive T-cell leukaemia have now received a 'base editing' therapy, with seven remaining in remission up to three years after treatment...
Data on the effectiveness and safety of Casgevy gene therapy in children aged five to 11 years has been reported...
Professor Geeta Nargund, fertility specialist, and Professor Dame Clare Gerada, former president of the Royal College of General Practitioners, have been given peerages...
A UK toddler with a rare genetic condition was the first person to receive a new gene therapy that appears to halt disease progression...
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