Professor Aidan Halligan was the first NHS Director of Clinical Governance, and from January 2003 until October 2005, Aidan served in the UK Department of Health as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, with responsibility for issues...

When the Havasupai tribe became the subject of a medical trial in the 1990s, their DNA was covertly used for scientific testing that participants had not consented to. Thirteen years later the secret was discovered and the tribe filed a...

Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases ... but...

Stem cell therapy is a radical new treatment with the potential to restore eyesight and heal injuries. However, many object to its moral implications. Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Stem cells can repair or rebuild damaged...

Professor Aidan Halligan was the first NHS Director of Clinical Governance, and from January 2003 until October 2005, Aidan served in the UK Department of Health as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, with responsibility for issues...

Recent developments in genetic technologies have accelerated us towards a new era of medicine. Personalised medicine is quickly moving from the realm of science fiction to everyday healthcare, whilst scientific ability to alter human...