Cambridgeshire CCG to review IVF policy
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group has announced it will be reviewing its 2017 decision to discontinue funding for IVF treatment...
Blair Sowry
Blair Sowry is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. He has been working as an embryologist in the UK for nine years, following working in New Zealand for two years and completing his training. Blair has now decided on a career change to the legal profession and recently completed a Graduate Diploma of Law.
BioNews Articles by Blair Sowry
Surrogacy couple win court costs after challenging hotel quarantine
An Irish couple who challenged quarantine rules which could have prevented them returning home with their newborn baby, have been awarded legal costs by the High Court...
Semen quality linked to environmental factors during mother's pregnancy
Semen quality may be impacted in men whose mothers were exposed to certain chemicals whilst pregnant, a recent study has found...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Biden appoints geneticist Eric Lander as scientific adviser
US President Joe Biden has selected geneticist Professor Eric Lander as his presidential scientific adviser...
Gene critical in heart development protects immune system from ageing
A gene linked to heart development in the embryo also has a role in human immune system function, new research has found...
Gay men in Russia using surrogacy threatened with arrest
Gay couples in Russia who have become parents via surrogacy, may face arrest under baby trafficking laws...
Scottish woman makes case to use late husband's sperm
A woman is asking the Scottish courts for the opportunity to undergo IVF treatment using her deceased husband's sperm...