Genetics Archive
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![How much would you pay to know your risk of developing cancer? American company Myriad Genetics offers such a ‘fortune-telling’ service for £2000, although the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Gene-Patents-Amber-Barton-195x110.png "A Myriad of Problems with Genetic Testing")
A Myriad of Problems with Genetic Testing
Posted on December 5, 2013 | No CommentsHow much would you pay to know your risk of developing cancer? American company Myriad Genetics offers such a ‘fortune-telling’ service for £2000, although the […] -
![Flies have been found to have reduced genetic control with age, according to a study recently published in Aging. Gene silencing – when gene expression […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Aging Process Stops Important Gene Silencing in Flies")
Aging Process Stops Important Gene Silencing in Flies
Posted on November 24, 2013 | No CommentsFlies have been found to have reduced genetic control with age, according to a study recently published in Aging. Gene silencing – when gene expression […] -
![One of the many benefits of being involved in the neuroscience world at Oxford is the opportunity to witness the convergence of science and medicine. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/neuro-blog-cover-115x115.png "Understanding headaches: medicine meets scientific research")
Understanding headaches: medicine meets scientific research
Posted on October 21, 2013 | No CommentsOne of the many benefits of being involved in the neuroscience world at Oxford is the opportunity to witness the convergence of science and medicine. […] -
Gut microbes used to track the spread of invasive fish species.
Posted on October 20, 2013 | No CommentsA recent study has found clear differences in the gut microbial communities of fish, providing a possible method for the monitoring of invasive species in […] -
![It’s an age-old debate : are we destined at conception to be the people we turn out to be, or are we products of our […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "Nature or Nurture : It’s all in the (epi)genome.")
Nature or Nurture : It’s all in the (epi)genome.
Posted on January 31, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s an age-old debate : are we destined at conception to be the people we turn out to be, or are we products of our […] -
![A research group from the Washington University School of Medicine, having previously identified mutations in the BAP1 gene in patients with eye tumours, has outlined […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Novel mutation found in patients with eye tumours")
Novel mutation found in patients with eye tumours
Posted on January 20, 2013 | No CommentsA research group from the Washington University School of Medicine, having previously identified mutations in the BAP1 gene in patients with eye tumours, has outlined […] -
![After two years of closely observing the social behaviour of a group of rhesus macaque monkeys, scientists have found that their social skills and networks […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Monkey social skills run in the family")
Monkey social skills run in the family
Posted on January 11, 2013 | No CommentsAfter two years of closely observing the social behaviour of a group of rhesus macaque monkeys, scientists have found that their social skills and networks […] -
![A recently published article by two international consortia of scientists has reinforced previous findings, which suggested that a group of genes important in the immune […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Immune system genes linked to schizophrenia")
Immune system genes linked to schizophrenia
Posted on October 14, 2012 | No CommentsA recently published article by two international consortia of scientists has reinforced previous findings, which suggested that a group of genes important in the immune […]
