UK fertility clinics have maintained their run of reporting none of the most serious types of adverse incidents for the second year running, a Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority report has shown...
Approximately one in five people carry a protective gene variant that lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease by ten percent...
The Court of Protection has ruled that a young woman, known only as ST, with mitochondrial depletion syndrome lacks capacity to make end-of-life decisions...
Rats exposed to smoke from e-cigarettes experienced altered testicular structure and other indicators of loss of fertility, raising questions about their safety as smoking prevention devices...
The UK Government has signalled that it is considering designating the genomics sector as a 'critical national infrastructure', following months of pressure from lawmakers concerned at China's activity in this field...
Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep, has died at age 79...
The New York Times' latest investigative podcast series leaves much to think about regarding womens' pain, the reality of IVF treatment and the cultures that dictate patient experiences...
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FILM: PET/TEDx – From Genomic Data to Genomic Knowledge
by Sandy Starr
In this TEDx talk, Sandy Starr – deputy director of PET – marks the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, and the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project...
No cure, no fee? Outcome-based agreements for gene therapies
by Nadine Henderson and 1 others
The significant price-tags associated with gene therapies are leading to questions being raised about value for both patients and payers...