Gene discovery could explain a third of bowel cancers
Two genetic variants that may triple a person's lifetime bowel cancer risk have been identified in a study published in the journal Nature Genetics last week. The researchers, based at Cancer Research UK's London Research Institute hope that the discoveries will one day lead to new tests...
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Donor conception: what to do about birth certificates?
by Professor Eric Blyth
One of the questions facing legislators considering changes to UK legislation regulating the provision of assisted conception procedures is the extent to which formal measures may increase the likelihood of donor-conceived people being informed about their origins. The background to these considerations includes the 2005 legislative change enabling a donor-conceived...