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G&H’s INTERVIEW WITH NAVIGENICS
Navigenics approached Genetics and Health for an interview. With so much written about similar genomics companies such as 23andme, Knome, deCODE genetics, I was intrigued to learn more about this company. In particular, Navigenics appears to be the only company within this industry genre who provides a comprehensive wellness model – a […]
A Wellcome Trust study published in the journal Brain reports that a computer algorithm designed to diagnose Alzheimer’s from brain scans proved more accurate than the current standard — blood tests, family interviews, and clinicians looking at the brain scan themselves. The experiments were conducted by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuro-imaging at University College […]
Scientists from Newcastle University, UK led by Professor Patrick Chinnery, have created an embryo with three separate parents. The team believe the technique could help to eradicate a whole class of hereditary diseases, including some forms of epilepsy and ensure women with genetic defects do not pass the diseases on to their children.
Ten severely deformed embryos, left […]
Early embryos yield stem cells,(photo courtesy of BBC news www.bbc.co.uk/news)
The Uk’s fertility regulator Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has given the green light to two teams of scientists for the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos.
Scientists, research institutions and patient groups have challenged the UK government for much of the last year: the Department of Health wanted […]
Again, another blog which should have been posted a while ago.
Pioeering Icelandic genetics company deCODE has recently launched deCODEme - the first consumer service for genome wide testing. It costs around $900 and results indicate what your genes say about your health and ancestry. It encourages friends and family to compare data. I can see […]
There have been a number of scientific papers that have been coming out over the the last few years linking viruses to cancer development. The most notable is the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and its almost certain role in the development of cervical cancer. I have written about this in my article titled ‘UK girls […]
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