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Dr Alexander Ware
Dr Alexander Ware is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews and intern at the charity which publishes it, the Progress Educational Trust (PET). He has completed a PhD in plant development at the University of Nottingham and previously completed a degree in Biology at the University of Bristol.
BioNews Comment articles written by Dr Alexander Ware:
How do we make genomics everybody's business? |
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10 September 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
This Progress Educational Trust/Genomics England event concerned the imminent completion of the 100,000 Genomes Project, and the upcoming launch of the new national NHS Genomic Medicine Service... [Read More] |
BioNews Review articles written by Dr Alexander Ware:
TV Review: Biohackers |
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9 November 2020 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
A new Netflix show in which biohackers are just a side-show to the dark side of laboratory science... [Read More] |
Event Review: The Coronavirus Genome - Conspiracies, controversies, and future confidence in tackling COVID-19 |
29 June 2020 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
I feel safe in assuming, reader, that you’re probably feeling saturated by all things coronavirus-related... [Read More] |
Podcast Review: The Gene Gap - Who decides what should happen next? |
30 March 2020 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
Why aren't more people involved in the discussion surrounding how genome editing should be used?... [Read More] |
TV Review: Storyville – The gene revolution |
24 February 2020 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
Storyville, the BBC4 series showcasing international documentaries, have recently aired a feature length piece entitled 'The Gene Revolution: Changing Human Nature'... [Read More] |
TV Review: DNA Testing Secrets |
23 September 2019 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
Channel 4 News have recently produced two short films on genetic testing... [Read More] |
TV review: The Big Questions - Should we be striving to eliminate mistakes from the genome? (BBC One, Series 12, Episode 2) |
28 January 2019 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
This episode of 'The Big Questions' starts with just that: a big question. One with no easy answer – which usually signposts an interesting debate... [Read More] |
Radio Review: Biohacking – BBC Radio 4 |
10 September 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
Recent programmes like Biohacking are what help Radio 4 maintain its place atop my ranking of BBC media outlets. I think I'd pay the license fee for it alone... [Read More] |
Game Review: Pandemic |
20 August 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
'Are you willing to bend the rules?' This is the first of many questions that you will be faced with in director John Bradburn's latest project with London's Science Museum: 'Pandemic', commissioned as part of the Frankenstein Festival... [Read More] |
BioNews News articles written by Dr Alexander Ware:
Space travel impairs mitochondrial function |
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30 November 2020 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
Spaceflight is hard on the human body, and our mitochondria are not immune to its pressures... [Read More] |
Scientists base-edit first viable human embryos |
28 August 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
A new approach to treating Marfan syndrome may be on the horizon, thanks to developments in genome editing... [Read More] |
CRISPR editing human embryos - did it work or not? |
13 August 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
Controversy surrounding last year's report of a disease-gene being edited out of human embryos continues with a fresh round of evidence... [Read More] |
A different CRISPR enzyme may make genome editing sharper |
6 August 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
The key enzyme used in CRISPR genome editing has competition... [Read More] |
Glaxo invests $300m in 23andMe to use its genomic data for research |
30 July 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
The pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is investing US$300 million in 23andMe as part of a four-year collaboration that will give it access to the DNA testing firm's genetic data resources... [Read More] |
Sperm extracted from fatally injured man for partner's use |
23 July 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
A UK judge has granted permission for a woman to have her dying husband's sperm harvested, to use in an attempt to conceive following his death... [Read More] |
Heritable genome editing could be acceptable, says leading ethics body |
17 July 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
In a new report, the UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics has concluded that the use of heritable genome editing 'could be ethically acceptable in some circumstances'... [Read More] |
Genome editing lowers cholesterol in monkeys |
16 July 2018 - by Dr Alexander Ware |
Researchers have successfully used genome editing to reduce blood cholesterol in living monkeys... [Read More] |