BioNews - which can be found online at www.bionews.org.uk - is a free news digest published by the Progress Educational Trust (PET).

The principal aim of BioNews is to provide accurate, balanced and timely news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas. Whether your interest in these topics is personal or professional, BioNews provides an invaluable roundup of essential news and views.

Articles are divided into three categories - News, Comment and Reviews. News ensures that readers are up-to-date on recent developments, Comment is a great forum for opinion pieces on key topics, and Reviews covers relevant books, films, plays, comics, exhibitions and events.

Other key features include a comprehensive Glossary section, a fully searchable archive containing more than 5,000 articles, and a Jobs and opportunities section where vacancies are advertised.

Subscribers receive a weekly email newsletter, and are able to post comments online and to debate topics with each other. It's easy to subscribe for free to BioNews – you can do so here.

BioNews is entirely dependent upon voluntary donations and sponsorship, and we are extremely grateful to the UK Government's Department of Health and to the Wellcome Trust for their generous support, which allowed us to redevelop and relaunch BioNews on its 10th anniversary in 2009. If you would like to help keep the BioNews service freely available to all, please become a Friend of PET.