Gene clues to male infertility and testicular cancer
Research in mice has yielded another possible genetic explanation for male infertility and a link to testicular cancer. A team led by Haifan Lin, a professor of cell biology at Duke University Medical Center, US, has discovered that a gene in mice - called miwi - is linked to infertility. The study...
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Genetic testing and consumer choice
by Dr Jess Buxton
What would it take to make you stop smoking, cut down your alcohol intake or eat more greens? Would personalised health advice based on a genetic test do the trick? In this week's BioNews we report on the criticism faced by Sciona, the UK company trying to market just such...