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Human Genetic Research: House Of Lords Debate
As the second main item of business on Tuesday 15 January (starting between about 5pm and 6pm), the House of Lords is to debate the Science and Technology Committee's recent report Human Genetic Databases: challenges and opportunities together with the Government's response. The debate will be opened by Lord Oxburgh (Ron Oxburgh, the former Rector... view more... (2002-01-09)
The University of Surrey to lead a European Study on the Genetics of Addiction
The University of Surrey today announced that it is to lead a major European research initiative in the genetics of drug addiction, funded by an EUR8.1 million contract from the European Commission. The effort brings together eight leading public and private research organisations with the aim of identifying genes involved in addiction and... view more... (2005-01-17)
Genetic tests could define us all as patients
Genetic science could drive a new wave of medicalisation if genetics tests are accepted without appropriate evaluation, warn researchers in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-04-10)
Click for Crick - Watson and Crick portrait auctioned to support developing world geneticists
Fifty years ago this week Watson and Crick announced their discovery of the double helix - the structure of DNA - and started the genetics revolution that's led to the mapping of human genome, GM crops, genetic medicine and so much more. What will the next 50 years bring and what are the implications for the human race? The International Congress... view more... (2003-03-17)
Media Invitation to Human Genome Meeting
As we enter what has been dubbed the "post-genomic" era, HGM2004, the annual meeting of the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO), will focus on the future of genome research. The 2004 meeting will look at what will come next in our understanding of human genetics, considering the hopes for new approaches to medicine and the implications of... view more... (2004-02-06)
Indiana U researchers closer to finding a genetic cause of hearing loss in aging
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have taken a step toward understanding the genetics that make people more susceptible to the loss of hearing as they age. view more (2006-05-17)
Solexa Appoints Dr Simon Bennett As Business Development Director
New post reflects Solexa's progress towards commercialisation of its whole human genotyping system 1 October 2003, Little Chesterford, UK"¦Solexa, the UK-based company developing systems that will allow rapid sequencing of individual genomes, has announced the appointment of Dr Simon Bennett as Business Development Director. Dr Bennett was... view more... (2003-10-02)
New study rebuts claims about Icelandic genetic heterogeneity
There has been some controversy in the media and within the scientific research community concerning whether Icelanders are genetically homogenous or heterogeneous relative to other European populations. Following an article published in Annals of Human Genetics in January 2003 by E. 'rnason, who concluded that Icelanders were one of the most... view more... (2003-08-19)
HUMAN GENETICS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY PRIORITIES
A key role of the HGC is to promote debate, to listen and gather public and other stakeholders' views, to consider these thoroughly and to provide its expert advice. view more (2000-03-20)
Researchers announce results of study on genetic variation in Parkinson's disease
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed one of the first large-scale studies of the role of common genetic variation in Parkinson's disease (PD). view more (2006-09-28)
UCL to stage international conference on genes in sport: press invitation
LONDON 13 NOV. 2001 - Scientists will look into the present and future role that genetics may play in sport at a press briefing in advance of a one day international conference on Genes and Sport at University College London. The conference, organised jointly by the UK Institute of Sports Medicine and the School of Human Health Performance at... view more... (2001-11-13)
Mutant rats resist warfarin
A new series of mutations have been discovered that allow rats to resist the effects of the popular poison warfarin. Research published in the open access journal BMC Genetics describes eighteen new genetic changes found in rats from four continents. view more (2009-02-06)
Media invitation: Launch of UCL's Centre for Human Communication
A new centre opening on the 4th June will bring together language, communication, psychology and neuroscience experts to foster new areas of research on human communication. Researchers at University College London's new centre will be studying a host of areas including grammar, perception, hearing and the genetics and patterns of language... view more... (2004-05-12)
Horse whisperers, lion tamers not needed: Scientists find genetic regions that soothe savage beasts
In what could be a breakthrough in animal breeding, a team of scientists from Germany, Russia and Sweden have discovered a set of genetic regions responsible for animal tameness. view more (2009-06-09)
Obesity genetics
New evidence that genetics plays a key role in obesity is published today in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications. The findings relate to the genetics of modern Pima Indians who have an unusually high rate of obesity but could be extrapolated to all people. view more (2007-10-16)
THE LANCET Neurology September Issue PRESS RELEASE
THE GENETICS OF MIGRAINE Migraine is a very common neurological disorder affecting 15% of people from western populations. However, the mechanisms that cause migraine are poorly understood. Studies of families with migraine have identified a number of genetic loci that may have some role in the development of migraine. Anne Ducros (Hopital... view more... (2002-08-14)
Scientists find color vision system independent of motion detection
The vision system used to process color is separate from that used to detect motion, according to a new study by researchers at New York University's Center for Developmental Genetics and in the Department of Genetics and Neurobiology at Germany's University of Würzburg. view more (2008-03-20)
Institute for Animal Health at the BA Festival: Rinderpest on the ropes
New vaccines could aid efforts to rid the world of cattle plague, according to research presented today (Tuesday 09 September 2003) at the BA festival of Science. Professor Tom Barrett and colleagues at the Institute for Animal Health (IAH) have produced several candidate vaccines, using the latest DNA technology, which could assist in the final... view more... (2003-09-02)
Media Invitation: Life, Science and Ethics - Press Conference, Glasgow, 20 July 2004
PRESS CONFERENCE Tuesday July 20, 11.30am at the SECC in Glasgow Stem cells, GM foods and human genetics are just a few examples of new science that is having a massive impact on the way we live. But where are the ethical boundaries? Progress at what cost? YOU ARE INVITED to a press conference on BIO-ETHICS, at which the UK's leading experts will... view more... (2004-07-16)
Sex talk revelations of the lonely Y chromosome
In the week that the University of Leicester celebrates the 25th anniversary of the discovery of DNA fingerprinting new findings from the world-renowned University of Leicester Department of Genetics reveal for the first time that the male and female do truly communicate -at least at the fundamental genetic level. view more (2009-09-11)
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