Call to end ban on HIV-positive partner gamete 'donation'
The National AIDS Trust is urging the UK Government to change a law preventing some people living with HIV from using their own gametes when accessing fertility treatment...
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by Blair Sowry
The National AIDS Trust is urging the UK Government to change a law preventing some people living with HIV from using their own gametes when accessing fertility treatment...
Melanoma cells rely on a gene involved in nerve development in order to spread, according to research conducted at the Institute for Cancer Research...
Alcohol influences telomere length and accelerates biological ageing according to a genetic-based study...
A newly discovered link between mitochondria, inflammation and two genes required for blood cell growth could provide new therapeutic options to treat atherosclerosis and other inflammation-associated diseases...
by James Moore
A transposable element – also known as a jumping gene – appears to help mice survive viral infections...
In this episode of The Life Scientific, Professor Balasubramanian speaks about the technology he discovered, alongside, Professor Sir David Klenerman, that has enabled scientists to sequence the human genome faster and cheaper than ever...
In this podcast from the Economist, science editor Alok Jha speaks to Professor Jennifer Doudna, joint Nobel prize winner alongside Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier in chemistry, about her work on the genome editing approach CRISPR.
Stories of Our Times reccently published podcast shares stories about fathers who had IVF children without their consent...
The scope of DNA and genetic testing can be an extremely complicated and difficult topic for the average person without a scientific degree to understand. It has become much more accessible since genomic sequencing became cheaper and genetic testing is now deployed in a wide range of health settings...
by Ahmed Amer
Watching Ruth Ellen Logan on BBC's Spotlight 'The Babymaker Uncovered' reminded me of the time a car salesman sold me my first car. It was a decade ago, but I still remember being told how incredible the car was, only for my used Citroen C2 to fail its first MOT...
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All CommentSame-sex parent should not have been forced to adopt child
by Liam Davis
The recent case of one half of a same-sex couple being inaccurately advised she had to adopt her own child reveled many of the heteronormative assumptions that underpin our understanding of family, argues Liam Davis.
FILM: Editing the Human Genome – Where Are We Now? What Happens Next?
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event about the science, medicine, ethics and regulation of genome editing and epigenome editing...
Citizenship and same-sex parents – about time, Sweden!
by Petra Nordqvist
Petra Nordqvist has two children with her partner, but learnt that only one was recognised as hers by Swedish authorities. This month, that changed...
FILM: 200 Years of Mendel – From Peas to Personalised Medicine
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event marking the 200th birthday of genetics pioneer Gregor Mendel, exploring developments from Mendel's original studies of peas through to the latest advances in genomic medicine...
Women's Health Strategy plans reflect rising needs of same-sex female couples
by Anest Mathias
The number of female same sex couples undergoing fertility treatment has risen dramatically in recent decades, and the Women's Health Strategy suggests it is time we met the challenge...