Gene changes due to maternal smoking more prevalent in males
Male fetuses and adult sons of women who smoke while pregnant exhibit more changes in gene expression than females...
The physical characteristics of an organism, as distinguished from its genetic make up (genotype).
Male fetuses and adult sons of women who smoke while pregnant exhibit more changes in gene expression than females...
Mice have been created with woolly mammoth-inspired traits using genome editing in de-extinction efforts.
by Olivia Goff
The latest PET event, held in partnership with Genomics England, explored how the Generation Study – which involves sequencing the whole genomes of 100,000 newborn babies – is being implemented, and the benefits and risks that may be involved...
A father's diet before conception influences the likelihood of their child developing metabolic diseases, including diabetes, due to changes in sperm RNA...
A genetic link between the characteristics of growth spurts during puberty and health conditions, such as atrial fibrillation, later in life has been uncovered...
Do we need to prepare for a technology that may put into question the very nature of being human? Noor Siddiqui, the founder of Orchid Health, discuses how the company is using gene technology so people can 'have healthy babies'...
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
by Rebecca Robb
This ELSI Friday Forum focused on polygenic risk scores: an assessment and prediction of an individual's risk with regards to certain genetic traits or illnesses based on their phenotype...
A new gene therapy has been successfully tested in mice that could provide an alternative to surgery in children with drug resistant epilepsy...
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