A link between inflammation and specific genetic mutations in Parkinson's patients has been established according to a new study...
The number of women considering freezing their eggs has increased, and it may be due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
The presumed appointment of Federal Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court has caused concern among the IVF and fertility communities...
A critically ill one-year-old child has found a matching stem cell donor after his family started a public campaign urging people to sign up to the UK stem cell register...
$100 million has been invested into the launch of Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and the African Union Commission...
285 genes have been identified as being causally implicated in developmental disorders, 28 of which have never previously been linked with such conditions...
Surrogacy has given queer couples the opportunity to have a biological child, expanding ideas about the paths to parenthood...
After a mere 22 years of study, researchers in the Netherlands have finally pinpointed the genetic cause behind one type of hearing loss. This sounds potentially ground-breaking, so I was excited to learn more about the story in the 'Deafness Gene Identified' podcast, by The Naked Scientists...
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FILM: Known Unknowns - The Pros, Cons and Consequences of Known Donation
by BioNews
This film documents a Progress Educational Trust event about the recent growth of 'known donor' arrangements in sperm donation and egg donation...
New National Genomic Healthcare Strategy, Genome UK: does it go far enough?
by Louisa Ghevaert
The UK Government recently published a new genomic healthcare strategy. In doing so, it envisages creating the most advanced genomic healthcare system in the world and ensuring the UK remains a global leader in genetics and genomics...
National Genomic Healthcare Strategy: a view from Genomics England
by Dr Richard Scott
Genomics is revolutionising the way we think about healthcare. This is perhaps a bold statement to quote from the National Genomics Healthcare Strategy but one I am fully invested in...