What is gene therapy? Given the hype around gene therapy and the recent approvals for use, everyone has heard or […]
Arianne Shahvisi is a Senior Lecturer in Ethics at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. We managed to have a chat with Arianne ahead of her speaking at the Festival of Genomics, to get her take on the ‘coloniality’ of health and how the much-hyped advent of Whole Genome Sequencing might play a role in exasperating social injustices.
Two things that have defined the 21st century are genomics and the internet. Through a combination of these has emerged […]
Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer Evidence suggests that a person’s genetic make-up may be at least partly responsible for […]
Stephen Scherer is a Canadian scientist who founded Canada’s first human genome centre, the Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) at […]
Aside from its luxury branded watches and delicious chocolate, Switzerland is home to mesmerising alpine scenery. Switzerland’s presence within the […]
Dr Todd Lencz is a Professor at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, New York. Lencz’s team were […]
Home to some of the greatest landmarks, gourmet food and wine, the backdrop to several incredible musicals, and of course, […]
This week (18 – 22nd October 2021), the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted their annual meeting. The meeting had a wide […]
Dame Kay Davies is a human geneticist and Professor of Genetics at the University of Oxford. Davies has spent her […]
