Gene carried by one in 3000 men increases risk of type 2 diabetes
Rare genetic variants in the GIGYF1 gene that increase an man's risk of developing type 2 diabetes by six-fold, have been identified by researchers at the University of Cambridge...
News
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.
Genetic variants affecting COVID-19 susceptibility identified
Our genomes can influence the susceptibility and response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, determining the severity of symptoms...
Genetic variant discovered that protects against obesity
A large-scale study has identified genetic variants strongly associated with regulating body weight...
Genes drive sexual and reproductive behaviour
The age people have sex for the first time, and become parents for the first time, are partly controlled by their genes, a team at the University of Oxford has shown...
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.
WHO publishes guidelines for human genome editing
The World Health Organisation has released new guidelines for the governance of genome editing in humans...
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.
China's BGI Group is using its prenatal test to harvest gene data, claims report
Genetic data from millions of prenatal blood samples are being used for population research by China, claims Reuters...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
IVF treatment on the NHS to return in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
NHS-funded IVF treatment will soon be reinstated in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, four years after suspension of funding...
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.
Nationwide UK public dialogue supports whole genome sequencing in newborns
Members of the UK public are largely supportive of the use of whole genome sequencing in newborn screening, according to a national public dialogue...
Reviews
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.
Event Review: Shining a Light on Genetic Disorders – Genetic eye disorders
The Institute of Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh virtually hosted their seventh genetic eye disease conference in June 2021, connecting geneticists, clinicians and researchers from the Medical Reseach Council Human Genetics Unit...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Book Review: The Mother Project – Making it to parenthood the (very) long way round
I've followed Sophie Beresiner's award-winning column in the Times, The Mother Project, throughout my PhD, with her pieces providing an intended mother's perspective of surrogacy...
Comment
Should we edit human embryos' genomes, and if so then how?
by Dr Dieter Egli
I recently received a thoughtful letter from a college student I do not know – I'll call her Claudia* – who took the time to reach out to me with her perspective on heritable genome editing in embryos...
FILM: Sandy Starr and Simon Wilde discuss whole genome sequencing, newborn screening and public dialogue
by BioNews
A conversation between Sandy Starr (deputy director of the Progress Educational Trust) and Simon Wilde (engagement director at Genomics England) about a new report on whole genome sequencing and newborn screening...