The physical characteristics of an organism, as distinguished from its genetic make up (genotype).
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...
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...
A 'NICER' way to edit the genome has been discovered by scientists...
Guidance for clinical practice from the Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine on the ethical issues that can arise in prenatal genetic testing has been published. Here its authors review the key points...
An analysis of over 5.4 million individuals has identified over 12,000 different genetic variants that affect human height...
Professor Frances Flinter, emeritus professor of clinical genetics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust discusses Gregor Mendel's life and works, 200 years after his birth...
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