Night shifts may hinder DNA repair
DNA repair may be reduced in people working at night time, compared with those having a night's sleep, according to new research from the US...
News
Older fathers may have less success with IVF
The success of IVF in women under the age of 40 may be affected by the age of their male partners, suggests a US study...
High-dose paracetamol changes brains of male fetuses in mice
The daily use of paracetamol in pregnant mice affects the brain development and behaviour of male offspring, according to researchers in Denmark...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
China sides with Berkeley on CRISPR patent
China's State Intellectual Property Office has granted the University of California a patent on CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology in the country.
Genome study suggests a fifth of adults carry disease mutations
Approximately 22 percent of healthy adults carry mutations that are associated with disease, found the first ever randomised clinical trial using whole-genome sequencing...
Noisy bedrooms may affect male fertility
New research suggests living near a road which is noisy at night-time may contribute to male infertility...
Reviews
Event Review: Jennifer Doudna talks to Adam Rutherford
'This technology really gets the imagination going. It's almost anything that you could imagine wanting to control at the level of genetics, is now in principle within reach.' And the power to control evolution raises important questions of responsibility
Comment
Safety matters — can we be sure that CRISPR-Cas9 is not producing unwanted genetic alterations?
by Professor Dusko Ilic
Recent debate over the safety of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing following a study that suggested it can cause hundreds of unexpected mutations left me puzzled...
What counts as evidence when it comes to fertility treatment?
by BioNews
The third in a series of videos filmed at the Progress Educational Trust's recent public debate 'Fertility Treatment Add-Ons: Do They Add Up?'...