A novel gene therapy which uses base-editing to lower cholesterol has been given to the first patient in a clinical trial...
The first fertility fraud lawsuit in Kentucky has been filed against a doctor who used his own sperm, by one of his patients who campaigned for the recent change in the law there...
Microscopic sacs, known as exosomes, present in semen may shed light on previously unexplained cases of male infertility...
A new map reveals how immune system genes interact and regulate each other, underscoring the complexity of the immune system and unravelling possibly novel therapeutic targets...
There is no ethical or scientific reason why poorer countries should gain access to genomic technology long after richer countries, the World Health Organisation's Science Council stated in their first report on access to genomic technologies...
Crucial role of sperm DNA-packaging protein has been identified in mice, which causes infertility when truncated...
Watching Ruth Ellen Logan on BBC's Spotlight 'The Babymaker Uncovered' reminded me of the time a car salesman sold me my first car. It was a decade ago, but I still remember being told how incredible the car was, only for my used Citroen C2 to fail its first MOT...
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The birth of genetics: celebrating 200 years of Mendel
by Professor Frances Flinter
Professor Frances Flinter, emeritus professor of clinical genetics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust discusses Gregor Mendel's life and works, 200 years after his birth...