'Fertility clock' test to be launched in UK
A new test that can predict how many viable eggs a woman has left is set to be launched in the UK, the company Biofusion has announced. The kit, developed by Professor Bill Ledger of Sheffield University, will go on sale in January. It will measure the levels of three...
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Gene patenting distorts the medical research agenda
by Dr Sue Mayer
It is in patenting gene sequences that the divide between research to address health needs and research for profit is most clear. The extent of US patents granted on human genes is revealed in the 10 October edition of the journal Science. According to Jensen and Murray of the Massachusetts...
Holding your breath: Predictive genetic testing in young people
by Rony Duncan
When it comes to genetic tests, young people are treated differently from adults. If adults want to know if they will develop the genetic condition that runs in their family, they can have a predictive test to find out. However, if young people want to learn the same information about...