PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a technique used for making millions of copies of a particular piece of DNA, requiring only a tiny sample of starting material.
Whole genome sequencing has proven a reliable diagnostic technique for 13 inherited neurological disorders, paving the way for more rapid diagnoses via the NHS...
The rapid development of genomic technology over the last decade is apparent in many different areas of our lives...
The second session at the Progress Educational Trust conference 'Fertility, Genomics and COVID-19' cast an expert look at whether COVID-19 affects fertility, and the health of a developing fetus...
COVID-19 patients are testing positive for genetic elements of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, up to 24 days after hospital discharge...
The waiting room was filling up when the Hospital Trust informed us that all elective treatments and procedures were to cease. One by one the patients were led to a private room and gently told the news that they dreaded: that their planned IVF and frozen embryo treatments would be suspended...
As we head into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still many questions unanswered...
A blood test could swiftly detect gene mutations found in lung cancer, allowing faster commencement of treatment...
A test which measures mitochondrial DNA levels in the embryo could help increase IVF success rates, scientists claim...
A new genetic test screening for almost 450 rare childhood genetic diseases could be available in the US this year, reports the Beyond Batten Disease Foundation (BBDF)....
The quest to sequence the first human genome has all the ingredients of a good thriller. Privately funded maverick scientist Dr Craig Venter raced the government-sponsored Human Genome Project (HGP) to be the first to sequence the human genetic code. When the draft code was finally published in 2001, it became one of the landmark scientific advances of the last decade...
