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Beaumont researchers change opt-out deadline for genomics study following calls by Health Minister

Updated Jun 12th 2020, 6:01 PM 21,472 6

#SELLING OUR GENES
Concerns over timing of opt-out 'publicity campaign' for genomics research

Apr 29th 2020, 7:30 PM 16,879 7

#CONSENT PROCESS
Opinion: 'We have to act now before our genetic code falls into private hands to be used for profit'

Mar 7th 2020, 7:27 PM 32,983 37

#SELLING OUR GENES
Opinion: Why has the State invested €70m in a private company to look at our genetic data?

Feb 16th 2020, 6:00 PM 35,292 46

#SELLING OUR GENES
No single 'gay gene' exists, says scientists

Aug 29th 2019, 10:30 PM 43,814 72

#GENETICS
Irish people more prone to iron overload than European neighbours because of inter-marriage

Jun 7th 2018, 10:15 PM 48,364 58

#IRON MAN
UK allows doctors to make babies using DNA from three people

Feb 2nd 2018, 3:01 PM 19,920 46

#GENETICS
Are Irish people really that diverse genetically? Now, we have a much better idea

Dec 17th 2017, 9:00 PM 127,951 135

#WHO ARE WE REALLY?
Scientists fix disease genes in human embryos for the first time

Aug 3rd 2017, 7:22 AM 10,036 20

#BREAKTHROUGH
Study on ancestry of Irish Travellers details genetic connection to settled community

Feb 9th 2017, 4:31 PM 59,387 74

#MISCONCEPTIONS
'We're flabbergasted': Wonder drug approved for 22-month-old baby with rare condition

Jan 19th 2017, 9:55 PM 35,509 12

#SMA1
'If she gets another chest infection she probably won't make it, that’s the reality'

Jan 7th 2017, 7:25 AM 31,428 16

#SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
Danish people are all really, really alike

Oct 15th 2016, 7:30 AM 20,958 26

#WELCOME TO AARHUS
Ireland's first farmers were far different from the Irish we know today

Dec 29th 2015, 9:24 AM 21,970 112

#BROWN EYED GIRL
Chinese scientists want to sell these teensy genetically-engineered pigs as pets

Oct 3rd 2015, 6:00 PM 15,353 16

#ETHICS
Miserable all the time? Don't worry, you can explain it away with science

Jun 7th 2015, 3:00 PM 16,386 9

#CHEER UP!
Three-person babies could be born as early as next year

Feb 25th 2015, 7:59 AM 9,414 42

#TEST TUBE
Woman who is 95% genetically male gives birth to twins

Feb 9th 2015, 5:53 PM 60,376 40

#MEDICAL MIRACLE
Opinion: Legislation is urgently needed following Supreme Court ruling on surrogacy

Nov 7th 2014, 6:10 PM 375 149

#REPRODUCTION
Leo Varadkar promises legislation on surrogacy and egg and sperm donation

Nov 7th 2014, 1:00 PM 7,427 51

#GENETICS
GenCell is only 3 years old but it has succumbed to a (very) wealthy American suitor

Oct 13th 2014, 5:14 PM 15,023 7

#HEY BIG SPENDER
The story of the Irish scientist leading a horse racing revolution

May 5th 2014, 10:05 AM 13,975 3

#SPEED GENE
'No limitations': Ireland's top women scientists gather to showcase their work

Apr 26th 2014, 8:15 AM 6,737 13

#SCIENCE SOAPBOX
Ever heard of Alpha-1 deficiency? Here's why you might want to get tested

Jan 19th 2014, 5:00 PM 36,507 4

#GENETICS
‘The Sports Gene’ should be top of your post-Christmas book list

Dec 28th 2013, 2:00 PM 3,242 2

#BOOK REVIEW
Debunked: Are redheads, gingers, and strawberry blondes going extinct?

Oct 28th 2013, 10:30 AM 32,851 73

#TRUE OR FALSE
Poll: Do you agree with IVF treatment that uses genes from three parents?

Jun 28th 2013, 8:58 AM 8,318 78

#YOUR SAY
Sperm from anxious dads produces stress-ready children

Jun 12th 2013, 10:45 PM 12,012 27

#STRESS
Hey lazybones, good news: scientists say laziness could be genetic

Apr 13th 2013, 8:45 AM 6,758 25

#GET OFF THE COUCH
Early risers may have genetic advantage

Nov 25th 2012, 9:45 AM 11,863 14

#EARLY BIRD
DNA test to help identify superhorses

Aug 29th 2012, 8:15 PM 6,697 6

#DNA
Study shows males exposed to chronic stress have anxious daughters

Aug 22nd 2012, 6:05 PM 7,701 11

#ANXIETY
Unborn babies could be tested for 3500 genetic conditions

Jun 7th 2012, 6:42 PM 4,543 19

#GENETICS
Insulting and outrageous: James Reilly slams Tony Humphreys autism comments

Feb 14th 2012, 8:43 AM 7,186 51

#AUTISM
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy

Jan 29th 2012, 3:57 PM 4,337 8

#FAMILY HISTORY
Column: Will GM crops save the world, or just make a lot of money?

Oct 17th 2011, 7:30 AM 81 35

#OPINION
Scientists crack genetic code of Black Death plague

Oct 12th 2011, 9:26 PM 1,361 9

#BLACK DEATH
Column: ‘This revelation gave me an 85 per cent chance of breast cancer’

Sep 16th 2011, 7:45 AM 296 13

#READ ME
Genetic variants influence blood pressure: study

Sep 14th 2011, 9:41 AM 302 1

#BLOOD PRESSURE
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

Sep 4th 2011, 11:00 AM 41 5

#SITDOWN SUNDAY

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