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Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Ethics of germline genome editing to prevent genetic diseases from an Islamic perspective
Dr Sayyed Mohamed Muhsin and Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin give an ethical analysis of germline genome editing to prevent genetic diseases based on Islamic legal maxims (Qawaid Fiqhiyyah)...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
FDA approves topical gene therapy for 'butterfly children'
A topical gene therapy for children with a rare, potentially fatal genetic condition that causes skin wounds and blistering, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Errors found in genetic testing and genome editing of embryos
A technique commonly used to amplify minute quantities of DNA to allow genetic testing of early human embryos has been shown to be error-prone. Potentially harmful unintended mutations in genome-edited embryos were also found...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
What not to buy for Christmas
Have you thought about buying an ancestry DNA test as a gift this Christmas? In this article, genetic counsellor, Sara Levene, explains why you should think again…
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Screening for genetic risk of neurodevelopmental disorder flags just five percent of cases
Genetic screening in most couples reveals just five percent of the genetic risk of their child developing a severe neurodevelopmental disorder...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
200 Years of Mendel: From Peas to Personalised Medicine
To celebrate Gregor Mendel's 200th birthday, PET and Genomics England held an event reflecting on what science and medicine have inherited from Mendel and what the future holds regarding our understanding and treatment of genetic disorders in the era of whole genome sequencing...
Newborn screening: the UK National Screening Committee answers your questions
Questions submitted by participants in a recent Progress Educational Trust event are answered by the body that oversees newborn screening in the UK...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Gene variants linked to syndrome that causes hearing loss and infertility
New genes have been linked to a rare genetic condition that causes hearing loss in women and men, and early menopause and infertility in women...
Podcast Review: ASRM Today — Misconceptions about genetic counselling
'People think if we do a genetic test, we can look for everything and if it comes back as a normal test, then everything will be healthy', says Jill Fischer...