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| Dementia gene linked to an increased susceptibility to severe COVID-19 |
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| 1 June 2020 - by Dr Rachel Montgomery |
| A gene variant linked to Alzheimer's disease has been shown to increase the risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms... [Read More] |
| Genetic database gives insights into diseases and hope for Parkinson's |
| 1 June 2020 - by Dr Molly Godfrey |
| The world's largest publicly available dataset of human genomic variation has returned its first results in the form of seven simultaneously published studies.... [Read More] |
| Nanodevice tracks mammalian cells from the inside |
| 1 June 2020 - by Javier Bautista |
| Microscopic nanodevices have been injected inside cells for the first time, allowing researchers to track the beginning of embryo development... [Read More] |
| HFEA supports a move towards a longer storage period for fertility patients |
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| 1 June 2020 - by Emily Tiemann |
| We have welcomed the recent Department for Health and Social Care consultation on storage limits at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), as we recognise it is time for a change to the laws to accommodate the reproductive choices of fertility patients... [Read More] |
| Thank you to all our volunteers during Volunteers' Week |
| 1 June 2020 - by Sarah Norcross |
| This week is Volunteers' Week and we would like to give a massive shout out to all our volunteers, past and present, and say thank you for all that they have done and all that they continue to do... [Read More] |
| Volunteering: gaining as much as giving |
| 1 June 2020 - by Kerry Dyus |
| Motivations for volunteering are as diverse as the volunteers themselves... [Read More] |
| Event Review: Hacking Darwin - Genetic engineering and the future of humanity |
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| 1 June 2020 - by Ana Hallgarten |
| Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity, an event by London Futurists, was held online on 16 May... [Read More] |
| Podcast Review: The Immaculate Deception |
| 26 May 2020 - by Kriss Fearon |
| The widespread availability of home DNA testing has revealed a disturbing trend in cases of fertility fraud, where fertility doctors use their own sperm for donor inseminations instead of sperm from the partner or a donor... [Read More] |
| Podcast Review: The Genetics Podcast - Patient powered research networks |
| 18 May 2020 - by Mikey Lebrett |
| In decades past, the great institutions of research and academia were often perceived as impenetrable fortresses, with their activities taking place behind closed doors.... [Read More] |