Positive long-term health outcomes for womb transplants
Womb transplants are a safe and efficacious method for treating infertility, according to the first ever prospective study of uterine transplantation from living donors...
Daniel Jacobson
Daniel Jacobson is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, who joined the publication via their writing scheme. He is studying for a PhD in computational cancer genetics at University College London, as part of the UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training Partnership. His research focuses on using machine learning and cancer genomics data to study DNA damage repair deficiencies, potentially alluding to therapeutic targets in cancer. He previously obtained an MSci in Natural Sciences, also at UCL, and is a keen science writer and communicator, as well as a culture writer. He tweets as @DanH_Jacobson.BioNews Articles by Daniel Jacobson
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Sperm epigenetics linked to likelihood of pregnancy
A new method for determining the 'biological age' of sperm may be a useful predictor of pregnancy success...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Delays to NHS fertility treatment uncovered
A third (32 percent) of NHS fertility patients in 2021 had waited over 18 months for treatment, compared to just under one in four (22 percent) who had only private treatment...
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.
TV Review: Shining a Light on Rare Conditions
Shining A Light On Rare Conditions', the documentary created by ITN Productions with Genetic Alliance UK in celebration of Rare Disease Day 2022, is probably long overdue...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Sperm mix-up lawsuit launched after ancestry test reveals different heritage
An Ohioan couple are suing a fertility clinic after results from an AncestryDNA test revealed that their daughter is not biologically related to her father...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Film Review: Two
What is highlighted in the film 'Two', which premiered here at the 2021 UK Jewish Film Festival, is that if a lesbian couple would like to start a family, then extensive bureaucracy and significant medical expenses are necessary requirements...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
HFEA reveals plans to update fertility law
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has detailed potential updates to current laws regarding fertility treatment practices in the UK, including improved patient protection...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Undiagnosed endometriosis affects fertility treatment outcomes
Having undiagnosed endometriosis can lead to a lower chance of having a baby following fertility treatment, compared to women who have endometriosis, but have had it diagnosed before starting treatment....
Film Review: Mimi
I have recently become obsessed with an intriguing phenomenon known as 'twin films'...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Podcast Review: Heart and Soul – Creating life after death
It didn't take long after starting to write for BioNews to realise that research into fertility and conception is less about understanding their features or mechanisms, and far more about our undeniable, unassailable right to family...