Mairead Dundas speaks to Fulvio Mavilio, Scientific Director of Genethon. They discuss groundbreaking gene therapy research and the future of medicine.
Douglas Herbert talks to René Frydman, Head of Gynecology-obstetrics reproduction at Antoine Beclère Hospital near Paris. Professor Frydman made headlines when he announced the birth of the first French "double hope" baby, whose umbilical chord could be used to cure his siblings. The birth created yet another debate over genetics in France.
Genes make the man, so this week let’s see how our DNA determines our future. First, we will meet fishermen whose genetic make-up changed after helping clean up an oil spill. Next we will consider the questions raised by knowing the truth about your genetic lineage. Finally, discover the growing business of take-home genetic tests.
You've probably heard of the Neanderthals, the pre-human species that walked the earth until around 30,000 years ago. For a long time, they've been portrayed as grunting beasts. And the belief has been that we humans developed separately from the Neanderthals. But now, there's new research to suggest that there's a little bit of Neanderthal in all of us.
This week HEALTH looks at how stem cell therapy can make multiple sclerosis easier to live with and why a gene therapy that is used to treat cancer in China is not available elsewhere.
French civil rights groups have welcomed a decision by French Immigration Minister Eric Besson to scrap a controversial measure requiring DNA tests for residency seekers wishing to reunite with their families in France.
Warrants for the use of DNA tests in visa applications will not be signed, French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (pictured) told a radio station on Sunday. Evoking a lack of resources, the minister called for a delay in the law's implementation.
Scientists have announced the creation of the first transgenic monkeys, bred with a gene that makes the animals' skin glow green. The Japanese team say the controversial achievement opens up exciting prospects for medical research.
