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Kimberley Bryon
Kimberley Bryon is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its internship scheme. She is currently studying for a PhD at University College London, under the auspices of the Graduate Programme of the Medical Research Council's Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology. She is a member of the Research Group of Dr Stephen Nurrish, where her research focuses on neuronal communication in the nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. She is also an Ambassador for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network, and she has appeared on the BBC1 TV programme Bang Goes the Theory. Previously, she studied Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at the University of Oxford. She tweets as @kimberleybryon
BioNews Review articles written by Kimberley Bryon:
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Book Review: Humanity 2.0 - What It Means to be Human Past, Present and Future |
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What does it mean to be human in an increasingly technology-driven world? This is the question that Steve Fuller, a philosopher turned sociology professor, discusses in his latest book Humanity 2.0...[Read More] |
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BioNews News articles written by Kimberley Bryon:
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A link between modifications to a white blood cell gene and an increased risk of breast cancer could be the basis for a simple blood test to identify women most at risk of developing the disease...[Read More] |
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A woman with Parkinson's disease is reportedly able to write again for the first time in 15 years after receiving pioneering gene therapy at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. Mrs Shelia Roy took part in an early stage clinical trial of ProSavin - a treatment developed by biopharmaceutical company, Oxford BioMedica....[Read More] |
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A mutation in a gene linked to obesity causes mice to eat up to 80 percent more than normal...[Read More] |
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A chemical that causes bad breath may help convert stem cells into liver cells, according to scientists in Japan...[Read More] |
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US politician against gay marriage allegedly donated sperm to lesbian couples |
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A former US Republican politician has made international headlines after allegedly acting as a sperm donor to multiple women in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald, Bill Johnson provided sperm to at least nine women although official guidelines state that no man should donate to more than four families....[Read More] |
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NHS Surrey will reinstate free IVF treatment on 1 April 2012, following a year's suspension to cut costs...[Read More] |
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Genome study suggests gene linked with cancer may be beneficial |
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A study analysing three different, but closely related, African populations has identified that a cancer gene is present at a surprisingly high frequency; akin to those usually associated with evolutionary advantages...[Read More] |
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Fat cells may hold the key to triggering hair growth, US researchers have found. They discovered that a layer of fat cells under the skin of mice sends chemical messages to stem cells, instructing them to grow hair...[Read More] |
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Cross-breeding with early humans was highly advantageous to the modern human immune system, according to a new study published in Science...[Read More] |
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The NHS is 'unprepared' to deal with personalised medicine in the clinic, according to Sir John Bell - the UK Government's chief genetics advisor - during an interview with the Times. His comments come as a four-year-old girl last week became Britain's first person to have a rare genetic disease identified through DNA sequencing...[Read More] |
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