What does consent mean for Generation Genome?
A public event held on 11 September 2017, Manchester by the Progress Educational Trust...
A distinguishing characteristic or quality of an organism.
A public event held on 11 September 2017, Manchester by the Progress Educational Trust...
Our ability to read people's thoughts and emotions through their eyes is influenced by our DNA, new research suggests...
The first cancer drug based on a specific genetic feature has been approved by the US drugs regulator...
In recent years, there has been an explosion in the number of children diagnosed with autism. There is seemingly one in every classroom, most of them boys; some are quiet and nerdy, others may be disruptive and aggressive. Most have normal intelligence, a
Australia recently saw important developments in the field of assisted reproductive technologies, as the National Health and Medical Research Council released its revision of the Part B of the Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Assisted Reproductive Tech
A higher likelihood of autism spectrum disorder and autistic traits have been linked to maternal grandmothers smoking while pregnant...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetic test to estimate an individual's risk of disease that can be sold directly to consumers...
Researchers have discovered that genetic variants associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) also correlate with higher intelligence...
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has called for a ban on using early prenatal testing to find out the sex or sequence the whole genome of the fetus...
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Neanderthal DNA is still involved in controlling a range of traits in modern humans...
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