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Isobel Steer
Isobel Steer is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, and is also a PhD researcher in the Bioengineering and Chemistry Departments at Imperial College London, developing a device to study protein-DNA interactions. She previously studied Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford, where she wrote for and edited magazines including Bang! and Phenotype. She tweets as @isosteer
BioNews Review articles written by Isobel Steer:
| Podcast review: 'Designer Genes', Babbage (The Economist) |
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| 2 December 2019 - by Isobel Steer |
| When we think of designer babies, we may think of genome-edited babies with their DNA cut and spliced, perhaps using CRISPR... [Read More] |
| TV Review: CBS 60 Minutes – 'CRISPR' |
| 18 June 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| The world is waking up to CRISPR. American media giant CBS sets out to explain to the public what genome editing is – and why it matters – by interviewing some of the top scientists behind the technology... [Read More] |
| Radio review: Life Scientific – Sir John Burn |
| 5 March 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| 'If you've had one child with a major problem, will it happen again? If several members of your family have developed an early onset neurological disorder, you say, will it be me?'... [Read More] |
| Book Review: Stem Cell Dialogues - A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry into Medical Frontiers |
| 11 September 2017 - by Isobel Steer |
| Is using and destroying a human embryo for medical research ethical? This question is constantly considered in our newspapers, courtrooms and research labs. You almost certainly have an opinion on it... [Read More] |
| Event Review: Who owns your genome? |
| 3 October 2016 - by Isobel Steer |
| Do you know who owns your genome? And who, if anyone, would you choose to give your genetic information to? This debate, organised by the British Science Association and supported by Genomics England, covered the cutting-edge issues in genomic ethics and legality... [Read More] |
| TV Review: My Amazing Twin |
| 5 September 2016 - by Isobel Steer |
| My Amazing Twin offers a thought-provoking look at both the scientific and the personal side of type 1 neurofibromatosis... [Read More] |
| Event Review: The Francis Crick Prize Lecture 2015 |
| 21 December 2015 - by Isobel Steer |
| If you'd like to learn more about epigenetics, or just watch a masterly science presenter at work, look to 2015 Francis Crick Prize winner Professor Rob Klose... [Read More] |
| Book Review: One Plus One Equals One - Symbiosis and the Evolution of Complex Life |
| 1 June 2015 - by Isobel Steer |
| Professor John Archibald masterfully tells the incredible tale of passionate scientists, their hair-raising experiments, and the ancient cellular alliances that spawned multicellular life as we know it... [Read More] |
| Radio Review: Exchanges at the Frontier - Genomics |
| 23 February 2015 - by Isobel Steer |
| Within the first minute, it is already clear that genomic sequencing is something of a Pandora's Box; or, as AC Grayling calls it, 'a modern dilemma'... [Read More] |
BioNews News articles written by Isobel Steer:
| Gene deleted in genome-edited babies linked to better recovery from stroke |
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| 25 February 2019 - by Isobel Steer |
| A gene called CCR5 has been shown to affect people's ability to recover after stroke. It is the same gene at the heart of the recent controversial case of genome edited babies in China... [Read More] |
| Study suggests 'genetic formula' for monogamy |
| 14 January 2019 - by Isobel Steer |
| Twenty-four genes strongly associated with monogamy in males have been discovered from analysing the genomes of ten animal species... [Read More] |
| Cancer blood test detects tumours by size of DNA fragments |
| 12 November 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| A test has been developed that can detect at least eight different types of cancer, by characterising the size of tumour DNA fragments in the blood... [Read More] |
| Epigenetic test sorts fatal from manageable prostate cancer |
| 22 October 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| Researchers have identified a DNA methylation signature that can identify aggressive prostate cancer, with up to 92 percent accuracy... [Read More] |
| Drug significantly boosts IVF rates, clinical trial finds |
| 15 October 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| A new IVF drug has been shown to help boost birth rates following IVF treatment, by helping embryos implant in the womb... [Read More] |
| French ethics body backs IVF for single and lesbian women |
| 1 October 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| France's national consultative committee on bioethics has said that single women and gay women should be able to access IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies... [Read More] |
| Simple urine test for early-stage ovarian cancer edges closer |
| 17 September 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| UK scientists have discovered a protein biomarker of early-stage ovarian cancer, which they hope will be detectable in a urine test... [Read More] |
| Aggressive prostate cancer gene identified |
| 3 September 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| Finnish researchers have identified two possible mutations in one gene that are both correlated with prostate cancer... [Read More] |
| Gene therapy treats deadly Gaucher disease in the womb |
| 23 July 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| Gene therapy has successfully treated a disorder in mice while still inside the womb, according to a study published in Nature Medicine... [Read More] |
| Repetitive behaviours in rare form of autism 'edited out' in mice |
| 2 July 2018 - by Isobel Steer |
| Genome editing technology has been used to edit out autistic traits in mice with a rare form of the condition, according to a new study in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering... [Read More] |
