Fergus Walsh
Newborn Genomes Program: Whole genome sequencing for 100,000 UK babies leads to test for 200 disorders
Rare genetic disorders will be diagnosed and treated in babies thanks to a project to sequence the complete DNA of ...
First human test for gene therapy targeting most common cause of blindness
A woman from Oxford has become the first person in the world to have gene therapy to try to halt ...
Extending human life: What are the age limits?
How long do you want to live - to 85, 90, 100 or beyond? More important than how long we ...
Nasal cell transplant allows paralyzed man to walk
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal ...
Heart gene therapy trial begins
It is 18 months since Carol Gedda suffered a massive heart attack. It left her with just 20% of her ...
Interactive video: Synthetic viruses
BBC medical correspondent Fergus Walsh explains how British scientists have used a new technique to develop a synthetic virus which ...
Synchrotron yields ‘safer’ vaccine
The following is an edited excerpt. Producing vaccines against viral threats is a potentially hazardous business and that's why manufacturers ...