Rare variants in the FNIP1 gene are linked to lower body fat, less liver fat, a more favourable fat distribution and around 60 percent lower odds of cardiometabolic disease, according to the largest exome-sequencing study of energy metabolism to date...
Vanillin, a common flavouring used in vapes and e-cigarettes, may pose a risk to embryonic development if inhaled during pregnancy.....
Scientists have obtained the most complete and accurate sequence of a human diploid reference genome to date, paving the way for advancements in personalised medicine...
US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that she is undergoing egg freezing and is sharing details of the process on social media...
Profiling DNA interactions in a rare immune cell type provides a route from disease-associated variants to candidate genes in Crohn's disease...
Three in four IVF babies in Australia and New Zealand are born from frozen embryos, according to the latest annual report from the Australian and New Zealand Assisted Reproduction Database...
An at-home DNA test reveals an astonishing truth: twins Michelle and Lavinia have different biological fathers. Varsha Traynor reviews BBC Radio 4's The Gift – Twins, a moving exploration of family, identity and genetic testing…
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Donor limits and genetic risk: Separating fact from perception
by Dr Heidi Mertes and 1 others
Limits on the number of children born from one donor may have ethical and psychosocial benefits, but they will not reduce the overall likelihood of donor-conceived people inheriting genetic conditions, write Dr Heidi Mertes and Dorian Accoe...
Why limits to gamete donor use only work if they cross borders
by Professor Lucy Frith and 1 others
A recent paper calls on the European Union to introduce an EU-wide limit on families created from a single donor's sperm. Professors Lucy Frith and Jackson Kirkman-Brown explain why...
PET Podcast: Donor Conception and Genetic Disease – Lessons to Be Learned from Donor 7069
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 53rd episode of its podcast, PET examines the case of a donor whose sperm was used to conceive at least 197 children in at least 14 countries, when he (unknowingly) carried a genetic mutation that causes cancer...