US scientists have discovered 'cardiac master cells' that are able to transform into any of the three main forms of heart tissue. The heart has long been thought of as unable to regenerate itself when damaged. This research gives hope that therapies may be developed, possibly using...
The journal Nature this week published clarification of a controversial research paper which claimed that embryonic stem (ES) cell lines could be produced by extracting a single cell from an early embryo without destroying the embryo. Dr Robert Lanza of US biotechnology company Advanced Cell Technologies and...
California's stem cell institute is to be given a cash injection of $181 million to fund research through to the end of next year. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) will be given a $150 million loan from the state and has raised the extra $31...
New research from 13 different research centres in Britain and the US has revealed an unsuspected amount of variation between each individual's DNA. The research, published simultaneously in the journals Nature, Nature Genetics and Genome Research gives a much more comprehensive picture of human genetic variation...
New research from the University of Chicago in the US suggests that first-born children of young mothers have the best chance of living to 100; statistical results show this to be up to 1.7 times more likely than their siblings. Results were produced by studies from US...
The UK woman fighting to use stored frozen embryos created using her former partner's sperm made a final appeal last week, to the Grand Chamber of the European Court. Natallie Evans started fertility treatment with Howard Johnston in 2001, but he withdrew his consent for the...
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The Primary Care Genetics Society: a new initiative
by Dr Imran Rafi
The newly-formed Primary Care Genetics Society (PCGS) has been set up to raise genetic awareness in primary care. It is a non-profit making organisation which welcomes any new members who have an interest in the concept of primary care genetics, and this includes GPs, practice and district nurses, midwives, health...