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Darwin's Dangerous Idea - Born Equal? (BBC2)
This episode of Darwin's Dangerous Idea can be viewed online via the BBC iPlayer until April7 2009. In the three-part series, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, broadcast on BBC2 to mark the 200th ann… more →
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More women choose contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
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JBBC wrote 2 months ago: The number of women with cancer in one breast who opt to have the other breast preventively removed … more →
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
jlscissors wrote 2 months ago: I haven’t written in here for a long time. So much has happened since last April. In May I f … more →
Darwin's Dangerous Idea - Born Equal? (BBC2)
Bonnie Green wrote 9 months ago: This episode of Darwin's Dangerous Idea can be viewed online via the BBC iPlayer until April7 20 … more →
Genetic Counseling
jlscissors wrote 9 months ago: I went in to talk to a genetic counselor today. She explained that I have a 50/50 chance of having … more →
Mental Roller Coaster
jlscissors wrote 9 months ago: The last few days have been hard for me mentally. I’m feeling depressed. I have a tendency t … more →
The Daily Politics Show - "Should we be more wary of genetic screening?"
Bonnie Green wrote 10 months ago: The Daily Politics Show The edition of The Daily Politics Show broadcast on BBC2 on February 3rd 200 … more →
DNA - The Promise & The Price
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David Willis wrote 11 months ago: Narrator Bill Paterson: "A child born in 1953, the structure of DNA has just been discovered. 1 … more →
BBC Radio 4 Today programme - Ethical issues in prenatal diagnosis and screening
Bonnie Green wrote 11 months ago: Listen again via the BBC Radio 4's Today programme archive This brief post concerns a short sect … more →
“Walk Like A Man” Walk-a-thon for Breast Cancer Testing and Research
Barbara Jacoby wrote 11 months ago: “Walk Like A Man” Walk-a-thon for Breast Cancer Testing and Research Part 2 After I finished last we … more →
Ancient Artists
artfiredotcom wrote 1 year ago: I stumble into the office, blinded by the intense sunlight and general disorientation which comes wi … more →
Epigenetics - The ghost in your genes
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David Willis wrote 1 year ago: Epigenetics – Turning genes on and off The BBC Horizon documentary The ghost in your genes … more →
The Family Man - playing God at the fertility clinic?
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David Willis wrote 1 year ago: The Family Man – Dr Patrick Stowe (Warning: contains plot spoilers!) The Family Man is a t … more →
Genetic testing - Child of our time
David Willis wrote 1 year ago: In 2000, the BBC launched Child of our time, an ambitious experiment to record the lives of twenty-f … more →
A suitable donor? - Hollyoaks
Chris Willmott wrote 1 year ago: I have to say from the outset that I am not usually a Hollyoaks fan and, as this post will show, I … more →
Exploiting Genetic Knowledge - Visions of the Future (2)
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David Willis wrote 1 year ago: The Biotech Revolution, the second episode of the BBC4 Visions of the Future series, continues to de … more →
Genetic testing: would you want to know? – The Killer in Me
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David Willis wrote 1 year ago: The Killer in Me illustrates just how far genetic testing for disease has developed. Testing for con … more →
Gene Testing For Breast Cancer
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SandraPrice wrote 2 years ago: Hi Today I would like to talk about being tested for gene mutations related to breast cancer. The … more →
'Give us your DNA' - Panorama
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David Willis wrote 2 years ago: “Isn’t it about time we put the whole country’s DNA on the database once and for a … more →
Choosing our children? - GATTACA
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Chris Willmott wrote 2 years ago: (Warning: contains plot spoliers!) Produced more that a decade ago, GATTACA remains one of the most … more →
