Every year in April, DNA Day aims to enlighten people about important scientific advances in genomic research and explore how those advances might impact their ...
Before the genetic code was deciphered, the question of the origin of life has always fascinated scientists and physicists in particular.
Following the huge br...
Fetal life has multisensory capacities before the brain is fully matured.
Recent years have seen increased exploration of the sensory development of the fetus....
Genetics have a crucial role in forming who we are.
Cells are the basic working units of every living system. All the instructions needed to direct their activ...
What do a human, a rose, and a bacterium have in common?
Each one of these, along with every other living organism on Earth, contains the molecular instruction...
Recent technological advances are enabling the development of new screening tests that make medical procedures less invasive and more affordable.
Indeed, new m...
More than fifty years ago François Jacob and Jacques Monod published in The Journal of Molecular Biology an article presenting the discovery of the first genet...
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that encompasses a set of cognitive and physical symptoms caused by the presence of an additional copy of chromosome 21 and ...
The second half of the nineteenth century was a time of remarkable advances in genetic research: Scientists were able to identify chromosomes under the microsco...
The UK National Screening Committee advises pregnant women to attend a non-invasive screening test (NIPT) to detect the presence of Down Syndrome, and pleads fo...
Intercare Group, a leading provider of integrated healthcare services in South Africa has just launched a first: a wellness company specialising in preventative...