A biotech start-up that will develop genome-editing therapies has received US $43 million investment from three venture capital firms...
A gene mutation has been linked to alcohol preference in lab mice, a team of researchers from five UK universities has found...
The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered 23andMe to 'immediately discontinue' its Personal Genome Service after failing to undergo proper agency approval for its marketing claims...
An artificial 'gene circuit' implanted in obese mice promotes weight loss by reducing appetite, while having no effect when implanted in mice of normal weight...
Mice that were conditioned to fear a specific smell passed down this fear to their offspring, suggesting that traumatic events can affect gene expression...
Time-lapse imaging has been used to track the way that cells organise themselves to form an early mouse embryo...
Women from families with a history of carrying the cancer risk gene BRCA2, but who test negative for it, may be at higher risk of breast cancer than previously thought...
People with a particular genetic mutation may face greater risks of developing Parkinson's disease if exposed to certain pesticides, according to scientists...
Six artists, ranging from photographers, performance groups and multimedia artists, were sent to Wellcome-funded research centres around the world. The goal of these 'foreign bodies' was to immerse themselves in scientific research for six months, and then produce some work that reflected what they learnt...
How much of a child's health and wellbeing should depend on the parents? When is it acceptable for this to come under state control? These are the questions presented to the reader in Ken Macleod's dystopian novel, 'Intrusion'...
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Boris, genes and class
by Dr John Gillott
Boris Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, bankers, left-bashing, genetics and IQ — light the blue touch paper and stand back...
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Is mitochondrial replacement therapy eugenic and incompatible with human dignity?
by Dr John Appleby and 2 others
A group of European parliamentarians from the Council of Europe recently issued a declaration objecting to the HFEA's policy advice on experimental mitochondrial replacement therapy claiming that MRT is eugenic and inconsistent with human dignity. These are substantial moral claims, ones that deserve closer scrutiny, and it is an interesting and important exercise to consider how successful such arguments are...