Boyer Lecture 2018

‘Life Re-Engineered’ Our own Prof. John Rasko AO has delivered the ABC’s prestigious Boyer Lectures for 2018 – in which he explains something about the research we are doing into Cell and Gene Therapies. He examines the social and moral impact...

Genetic Testing & Life Insurance

Bioethicists are calling for tighter regulation of the insurance industry when it comes to genetic testing. Researchers say that some Australians have been unable to take out insurance policies because of results contained in their genetic tests. They say this is...

Cell-based Gene Therapy is finally here!

The first-ever approval of a Cell-based Gene Therapy by the Federal Drug Administration in the US has finally come – after many years of research and development into our long-held belief that DNA holds the key to a possible cure for disease. Our own Professor...

Should unproven stem cell therapies be regulated?

Should unproven stem cell therapies be regulated? A group of 15 senior doctors and researchers from around the world have published a paper calling for worldwide regulations against unproven stem cell therapies. Warnings that a treatment is...