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Ford Foundation commits $1bn to mission-related investments
06 Apr 17 The Ford Foundation has announced a new approach to funding, separate from its existing grant programme, which will seek both financial returns and social and environmental benefits. Annabel Slater reports... Finding Indigenous culture worldwide with Endeavour 27 Apr 17 While studying for her PhD, Emma Lee became the first Tasmanian Indigenous recipient of the Endeavour Research Fellowship for Indigenous Australians. She tells Annabel Slater how the award opened up the scope of her research... Australia makes progress in advanced manufacturing 04 May 17 Universities looking to commercialise their research can gain ideas and insight from Intellectual Property Australia’s detailed analysis of Australian patent applications... My biography on the BioNews - Progress Educational Trust website.
BioNews Comment articles written by Annabel Slater From acupuncture to yoga: Can lifestyle choices improve the odds of IVF working for you? 25 June 2018 - by Annabel Slater 'Those of us who work in infertility are not going to go out of business anytime soon,' commented Professor Richard Anderson, at the University of Edinburgh, at the Progress Educational Trust's (PET's) latest event, 'From Acupuncture to Yoga: Can Lifestyle Choices Improve the Odds of IVF Working for You?'... [Read More] Time waits for no man: the impact of age on male fertility 21 May 2018 - by Annabel Slater It's a first for the Progress Educational Trust - an event dedicated solely to male fertility: Time Waits for No Man... [Read More] Genome editing: CRISPR at the cutting edge 23 January 2017 - by Annabel Slater The fourth session of the Progress Educational Trust's annual conference 'Rethinking the Ethics of Embryo Research: Genome Editing, 14 Days and Beyond' delved into the new genome-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 and what it means for embryo research... [Read More] BioNews Review articles written by Annabel Slater: Theatre Review: Egg – Edinburgh Fringe 3 September 2018 - by Annabel Slater An evocative and arresting sight hung suspended at the entrance to Egg. Sarah Bebe Holmes lay coiled inside a clear plastic bag of water, eyes closed, delicately moving her fists like a fetus in the womb... [Read More] Book Review: A Crack in Creation - Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution 21 August 2017 - by Annabel Slater I'm glad to see a scientist engaging so strongly in public debate about the use of technology, rather than speculating from the sidelines... [Read More] Event Review: Jennifer Doudna talks to Adam Rutherford 03 July 2017 - by Annabel Slater 'This technology really gets the imagination going. It's almost anything that you could imagine wanting to control at the level of genetics, is now in principle within reach.' And the power to control evolution raises important questions of responsibility. This is the message of Professor Jennifer Doudna... [Read More] Radio Review: Seriously - The Great Egg Freeze 10 April 2017 - by Annabel Slater The contradictions of the burgeoning egg freezing industry are lucidly demonstrated out in The Great Egg Freeze, a radio documentary by journalist Fi Glover... [Read More] Book Review: Introducing Epigenetics – A graphic guide 27 February 2017 - by Annabel Slater 'Introducing Epigenetics: A graphic guide' is a mini-textbook pitched as a non-fiction comic book. Despite the colourful cover and perky graphics inside, this book does not make for light reading... [Read More] Book Review: Redesigning Life - How Genome Editing will Transform the World 07 November 2016 - by Annabel Slater Dr John Parrington thinks the ethics of genome editing should be shaped by scientifically informed public debate, and he hopes his book will provide a starting point... [Read More] BioNews News articles written by Annabel Slater: Seventy-two new gene targets for breast cancer found 30 October 2017 - by Annabel Slater Two studies have discovered 72 new genetic variants associated with the risk of developing breast cancer... [Read More] Lifespan linked by study to mutations and lifestyle 23 October 2017 - by Annabel Slater Weight loss, education, giving up smoking, and being open to new experiences have all been linked to longer life... [Read More] Act now to investigate male infertility, urges expert 16 October 2017 - by Annabel Slater An expert in male fertility has called for urgent research into the stark decline reported in Western sperm counts... [Read More] Epigenetics of addiction relapse probed using rats 02 October 2017 - by Annabel Slater Researchers have identified how the likelihood of cocaine addiction relapse is influenced by epigenetic changes in rats... [Read More] Brain has 'genetic calendar' for ageing 18 September 2017 - by Annabel Slater A 'genetic lifespan calendar' of lifelong gene expression changes has been discovered in human and mouse brains... [Read More] Deficient diet linked to schizophrenia symptoms in mice 11 September 2017 - by Annabel Slater Mice deprived of two essential fatty acids during pregnancy give birth to pups with schizophrenia-like symptoms... [Read More] Doubt over human embryo editing study 04 September 2017 - by Annabel Slater A group of scientists have challenged the landmark study which reported the first successful editing of human embryos for a genetic disease... [Read More] Surrogacy charity founder sentenced for embezzlement 29 August 2017 - by Annabel Slater A surrogacy charity founder has been convicted of embezzling £50,000... [Read More] Gene therapy skin grafts for obesity and diabetes 07 August 2017 - by Annabel Slater A proof-of-concept study in mice has demonstrated how skin grafts could deliver gene therapy for obesity and diabetes... [Read More] Multiple rounds of IVF increase chance of success 31 July 2017 - by Annabel Slater IVF success rates increase with multiple rounds... [Read More] Fertility provider declares £15 million IVF cash boost in UK 24 July 2017 - by Annabel Slater Spanish fertility treatment provider IVI announced they have invested £15 million into the UK this year... [Read More] Children's visual attention is genetically controlled 17 July 2017 - by Annabel Slater How infants look at the world is strongly controlled by genetics, a new study has found... [Read More] Forty new genes linked to intelligence in humans found 30 May 2017 - by Annabel Slater A study of almost 80,000 people has identified 40 new genes linked to intelligence... [Read More] Genome editing used to slow cancer growth 30 May 2017 - by Annabel Slater US scientists have delayed cancer cell growth by using genome editing to remove a protein... [Read More] New mechanisms causing greying hair and baldness uncovered 15 May 2017 - by Annabel Slater Scientists have shown how a gene and protein cause greying and hair loss in mice... [Read More] Plan to build synthetic human DNA genome gains momentum 08 May 2017 - by Annabel Slater Human DNA could be artificially synthesised in around five years or less, according to one of the organisers behind the Genome Project-write plan... [Read More] Autism linked to grandmothers' smoking 02 May 2017 - by Annabel Slater A higher likelihood of autism spectrum disorder and autistic traits have been linked to maternal grandmothers smoking while pregnant... [Read More] Gene for sound sleep identified 10 April 2017 - by Annabel Slater A gene has been linked to quality of sleep... [Read More] New genes linked to brain and ovarian cancer 03 April 2017 - by Annabel Slater New genes indicating risk of ovarian and brain cancer have been identified using genome-wide association studies... [Read More] Drug targeting old cells reverses ageing in mice 27 March 2017 - by Annabel Slater A drug that reverses aspects of ageing has been successfully demonstrated in mice... [Read More] Donated sperm in Florida counties may be infected with Zika 20 March 2017 - by Annabel Slater The US Centers for Disease Control has identified a potential risk of Zika virus transmission from donor sperm in the Florida tri-county area... [Read More] Remission in one-third of terminal lymphoma patients after gene therapy 06 March 2017 - by Annabel Slater A trial gene therapy has reversed terminal blood cancer in a third of patients... [Read More] 'Enigma code' of common-cold virus may be deciphered 27 February 2017 - by Annabel Slater Scientists have identified a 'hidden code' of key DNA sequences in a virus from the same family as the common cold... [Read More] US scientists create first human-pig embryo chimeras 30 January 2017 - by Annabel Slater The first early human–pig embryo chimeras have been created by researchers at the Salk Institute, California... [Read More] Genetic fingerprint identifies aggressive prostate cancer 16 January 2017 - by Annabel Slater Canadian scientists have identified a genetic fingerprint that indicates which prostate cancer tumours may develop into a more aggressive form of the disease after treatment... [Read More] Discussion of ethics of new IVG technique is needed, say US experts 16 January 2017 - by Annabel Slater Three US experts say public conversation should begin now on the ethical challenges raised by a new fertility technology that could reprogram any human cell into eggs and sperm... [Read More] IVF culture medium can double the chance of success 09 January 2017 - by Annabel Slater The type of culture media used in IVF can more than double the chance of producing healthy embryos and significantly affect chances of successful conception... [Read More] Proposal to extend 14-day limit on human embryo research 05 December 2016 - by Annabel Slater An extension to the 14-day human embryo research rule will be proposed at the annual Progress Educational Trust conference on 7 December... [Read More] Lower mitochondria gene activity in brains with Alzheimer's disease 14 November 2016 - by Annabel Slater Brain tissue from Alzheimer's disease patients shows reduced expression of nuclear genes coding for mitochondrial function... [Read More] Artificial sweeteners may reduce fertility 24 October 2016 - by Annabel Slater Artificial sweeteners found in soft drinks may reduce female fertility, a study suggests...[Read More] Gene therapy halts early Alzheimer's disease in mice 17 October 2016 - by Annabel Slater A new gene therapy has slowed the progress of early Alzheimer's disease in mice... [Read More] Cancer risk not linked to stem-cell division rates in organs 10 October 2016 - by Annabel Slater Cancer risk is not linked to different rates of adult stem-cell division in organs, a study suggests...[Read More] US fertility doctor accused of impregnating patients with his own sperm 19 September 2016 - by Annabel Slater A retired fertility doctor in the US has been accused of using his own sperm to fertilise the eggs of patients at a fertility clinic... [Read More] Moderate drinking may not affect female fertility 05 September 2016 - by Annabel Slater Drinking fewer than 14 servings of alcohol per week does not affect female fertility, according to a new study... [Read More] Stem cell treatment regenerates damaged heart tissue 01 August 2016 - by Annabel Slater A new stem cell treatment has reversed scarring in heart failure patients by 40 percent, and also improved recovery and survival, a small-scale trial has demonstrated... [Read More] Approaches to park management influence attitudes to nature September 2015
Do It Together Biology: The Mystery Meat Experiment Published online on the Waag Society website on Friday 22 August 2014
"Can you trust the ingredients listed on your sandwich packaging... or are you on the verge of uncovering another horsemeat scandal?" Improving digital security with natural selection EGI.eu. Published online September 2014
"Human cryptanalysts are the best at keeping data secure. So how could a cryptanalysis program be made more like a human?" Getting closer to quantum computing with the grid EGI.eu. Published online July 2014 "How scientists in Serbia are contributing to our understanding of Bose-Einstein Condensates and how they will lead to a new computing paradigm." Grid computing aids battle to reduce groundwater toxicity ISGTW. Published online July 2014 "For centuries, humankind has created and harnessed various chemicals in industry and research. They are not all benign, though." Tracking a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease EGI.eu. Published online January 2014 "The challenge is to distinguish between the normal signs of aging and the beginning of Alzheimer’s." Virtual Space EGI.eu. Published online February 2014 "3D visualisation of the cosmos is now being carried out on unprecedented scales- and it is accessible to anyone." Geosciences Column: Did Mediterranean salt change the global climate? Geolog. Published online June 2014.
"A variable Mediterranean salt diet could have had weighty consequences for global climate." 2012 Summer Science Exhibition
Ageing: a natural part of life or a treatable biological condition? Published online July 2012 "Feed a Drosophila melanogaster a meal high in protein, and you may feed him for a day, but keep feeding him and he won’t live as long as a fly on a low-protein diet." 2011 One Culture Festival 2011 Begotten, not created: how narratives emerge in science and literature Published online October 2011 “I’m not an abstractionist. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.” What makes science-fiction? China Mieville in conversation with Tom Hunter Published online October 2011 “Why should fiction’s only role be to present amazingly good characters? Why is that the only thing that fiction can do?” A Storyteller Who Studied Maths: Apostolos Doxiadis in conversation with Marcus du Sautoy Published online October 2011 "He is not a writer of stories intended to make maths ‘huggable’." |
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