Lung cancer genetics moves forward
Two recent studies have shown how treatments for lung cancer can be tailored to a tumour's genetic make-up, which may ultimately improve existing treatments or even help to identify new ones...
News
Maternal blood test for Down's syndrome to be trialled in UK
A new method for prenatal testing for Down's syndrome will be tried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH), London....
Genome trawl yields 11 new Alzheimer's risk genes
Eleven genetic variants linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease have been found by the largest study on the genetics behind the condition to date...
India to enforce visa restrictions on those seeking surrogacy
A recent order from the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has stipulated that foreign nationals seeking to enter India for the purposes of commissioning Indian surrogacy services must now apply for a medical visa to do so....
DIY sperm count test goes on sale in UK
A fertility test which allows men to check their sperm count in the comfort of their home - or wherever they feel is most suitable - has gone on sale in the UK...
Rare Disease Genomes Project to sequence 10,000 whole genomes
A three-year joint project to sequence the genomes of 10,000 rare disease patients has been announced by the University of Cambridge, Genomics England and Illumina...
Reviews
Radio Review: The Moral Maze - Genetics and Education
Underlying the genetics of intelligence debate is our strong attachment to the idea of 'potential' and freedom to fulfil it. This blank slate approach to achievement is seductive, but is it based in fact?...
Comment
Fair assessment of fertility?
by Professor Jackson Kirkman-Brown
This week, almost eight years since home sperm-testing in the UK was first launched and made available in Boots, a second product to assess male fertility hit the shelves. Apart from the fact that the media seem to have forgotten the earlier ‘first’, what else has changed during this time?...