Traces of past events written in our genes
Scientists have discovered that changes to DNA which occur during a person’s lifetime can be passed on to future generations...
News
Non-invasive Down's syndrome test 'ready for NHS'
Researchers say that a non-invasive prenatal test for Down's syndrome is ready to be introduced into the NHS...
Genetics study helps explain causes of schizophrenia
New research into schizophrenia has identified genetic mutations in patients which affect the balance between chemical signalling systems in the brain...
'Devious defecator' test violated US genetic discrimination law
A company that conducted genetic tests on its employees for a disciplinary investigation violated US genetic anti-discrimination law, an Atlanta judge has ruled...
Genetic screening for breast cancer of women in their 30s urged
Researchers have called for mass screening of women in their 30s to detect cancer-causing mutations...
Man denied access to ex-partner's donor-conceived daughter
The Family Court has refused a man contact over a child raised in a complex set of family relations, to whom he has no biological connection or legal parenthood...
Genes influence timing of motherhood
Analysis of the genomes of thousands of women suggests that a woman's genes influence the age at which she first becomes a mother and the number of children she will have...
Reviews
Radio Review: The Business of Genetic Ancestry
'Genetics is messy and history is foggy. We are a species that is mobile and horny.' That is how Adam Rutherford quite accurately sums up the quest for understanding the human story in his documentary...
Comment
Switzerland, inter-country surrogacy and public policy
by Michael Wells-Greco
On 21 May 2015 the Swiss Federal Court refused to register a male couple - who are in a civil partnership and living in Saint-Gallen, Switzerland - as the legal fathers of a child born following an inter-country surrogacy arrangement...