TV Review: Masters of None – Season three
The third season of the Netflix series Master of None pivots from the two prior comedic seasons to focus on pursuing motherhood: first as a lesbian couple, and then as a single woman...
Dr Helen Robertson is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She obtained a PhD in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology from University College London focusing on the evolution of Xenacoelomorpha marine worms. Following her PhD she worked at the Insitut Pasteur, Paris, and the University of Chicago, where she focused on the evolution of gene regulation and cell types. She now works as chair of postgraduate studies at the Natural History Museum. Outside of work she writes and research and science in society and is a keen runner,
The third season of the Netflix series Master of None pivots from the two prior comedic seasons to focus on pursuing motherhood: first as a lesbian couple, and then as a single woman...
Pioneering research seeks to preserve fertility in boys and young men who undergo childhood cancer treatment...
Blood stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA of the transplanted cells, a discovery demonstrating their safety has shown...
(M)otherhood is a frank, moving account of what it means to be a woman in a society that remains conflicted by fertility and female identity...
A historic lack of investment in targeted treatments means that male infertility hasn't received the airtime that's needed to raise awareness, open up the conversation, or provide therapeutic options that focus on the cause...
In November 2018, the Chinese scientist Dr He Jiankui announced to attendees of the second International Summit on Human Genome Editing that he had used the CRISPR genome editing approach to modify the DNA of embryos before implanting them in their mother's uterus...
The number of single women pursuing motherhood has seen a rapid rise in recent years. As changes in the trends of those seeking assisted reproduction become more apparent, it's perhaps even more important that relevant information and support is available to those pursuing parenthood using such approaches...
A new genetic risk factor for motor neurone disease has been identified in so-called 'junk' or non-coding DNA...
Babies born with birth defects who were conceived via IVF are more likely to develop childhood cancer compared to babies conceived naturally, a recent study has found...
The ten-year limit on storing women's eggs frozen for non-medical reasons should be extended, according to the UK's leading bioethics body...
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