Gene therapy partially restores sight in mice and dogs
Scientists have used gene therapy to restore some sight to animals with visual impairment similar to retinosa pigmentosa, a type of human blindness...
Scientists have used gene therapy to restore some sight to animals with visual impairment similar to retinosa pigmentosa, a type of human blindness...
Scientists have identified a set of rare gene mutations that may increase the risk of early heart attacks...
by Seán Byrne
Pfizer has entered into a deal with biotech company Spark Therapeutics to conduct research into gene therapy for haemophilia B...
by Arit Udoh
Smoking can accelerate the loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells, a study claims...
Men with poor semen quality are more likely to also suffer from unrelated health problems, such as hypertension, a study suggests...
A study into the 3D structure of the human genome has revealed the locations of DNA 'loops' at unprecedented resolution...
by Siobhan Chan
A new type of stem cell has been developed in the lab, in research described as 'groundbreaking'...
by Seán Byrne
Surrogacy has always posed serious legal and ethical questions of society, and will continue to do so for a while yet...
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Whose genes are they anyway?
by Dr Jess Buxton
This discussion around the role of commerce in genetics and fertility treatment coincided with the launch of 23andMe's controversial personal genome service in the UK. Issues around health interventions following personal genetic testing were the focus of the second session at PET's conference, which asked: 'Whose genes are they anyway?'...