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| Body clock genes linked to depression |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| Genes believed to regulate sleep rhythm are expressed abnormally in people with major depressive disorders, scientists say... [Read More] |
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| Human embryonic stem cells created via cloning |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| Embryonic stem cells have been created from human skin cells for the first time by US scientists using a cloning technique... [Read More] |
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| Lung cancer gene test approved as 'companion diagnostic' |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| The US medicines regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, has approved a genetic test to help doctors select suitable lung cancer patients to be treated with the drug erlotinib... [Read More] |
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| Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and the welfare of the healthy selected child |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| Preimplanatation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique that allows couples from families with history of certain inheritable diseases to try and reduce their risk of having a child affected by the condition.... [Read More] |
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| Response to Ben Saer |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| In addressing egg-donation dad-to-be Ben Saer's points in his BioNews article, it is hard to know where to start. Good parenting is of course supportive and protective, but it does not resolve the desire of some people to know more about who helped create them... [Read More] |
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| Your thoughts about donor conception, conditionality and adoption |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| Should gamete donors be allowed to place conditions on who receives their donation? And should those considering having children via donor conception be encouraged to adopt instead?... [Read More] |
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| Event review: ESRC Genomics Network Conference 2013 |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| Earlier this month, over 180 delegates and speakers gathered in London for the final annual conference of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Genomics Network (EGN). After a decade of support from the ESRC, the EGN will officially draw to a close at the end of May... [Read More] |
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| Radio review: Kate Silverton explores how IVF became big business |
| 20 May 2013 - by |
| Kate Silverton is well known for reading the news on BBC, so I was interested to listen to her short report on how IVF has become such a big business... [Read More] |
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| Event Review: Heart Genetics - Predicting the Future? |
| 13 May 2013 - by |
| I'd not been to a Cafe Scientifique event before and was a little unsure of what to expect. The Royal Brompton coffee shop setting did at first feel strange; I'm more used to discussions in lecture theatres where there is a clear distinction between audience and speaker... [Read More] |
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