| Long waits for breast cancer genetic test results |
| 16 December 2005 - by BioNews |
| Some UK women with a family history of hereditary breast cancer are waiting up to two years for the results of genetic tests, a new survey by CancerBACUP reveals. The charity found that in two of the 19 regional genetics centres that responded to the survey, women face a nine... [Read More] |
| Unhealthy lifestyles can affect genes of subsequent generations |
| 16 December 2005 - by BioNews |
| New research shows that a person's health could be affected by the diet and lifestyle of their grandfathers during childhood. The studies, carried out at the University of Bristol in the UK and Umea University in Sweden, suggest that some environmental factors can affect the genetic information passed on to... [Read More] |
| International variation in ART practice and data collection |
| 19 December 2005 - by BioNews |
| A recent Serono Symposium International Foundation conference in Athens has revealed considerable international differences in both the provision and practice of assisted reproduction and also considered the need for improved data collection. Arne Sunde, one of the founders of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and Chairman... [Read More] |
| Cash for US cancer genome project |
| 19 December 2005 - by BioNews |
| The US government has announced that it will provide initial funds of $100 million for the 'Cancer Genome Atlas', a project that aims to catalogue the hundreds of different genetic errors that can turn a normal cell into a cancerous one. Launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last... [Read More] |
| Human ES cells grow in mice brains |
| 19 December 2005 - by BioNews |
| US scientists have created mice with human brain cells, by injecting human embryonic stem (ES) cells into the brains of fetal mice growing in the womb. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), offers proof that human ES cells can become working brain cells... [Read More] |
| Hwang's lab sealed off in investigation |
| 19 December 2005 - by BioNews |
| The computer of Korean embryonic stem (ES) cell research scientist Woo Suk Hwang has been seized by the university he used to work for as part of an investigation into the veracity of his work, after allegations were made about falsified data in his pioneering research. The celebrated paper, published... [Read More] |
| US stem cell news |
| 19 December 2005 - by BioNews |
| The US House of Representatives has passed a bill (HR2520) by 413 votes to zero that would authorise $79 million of federal funds for the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood. The new Cord Blood Stem Cell Act 2005 was previously passed by the Senate and now goes to... [Read More] |
