PET Science Editor
Jen Willows is the Science Editor at BioNews and at the charity that publishes it, the Progress Educational Trust (PET). Together with her fellow BioNews editor Dr Joanne Delange, she runs the BioNews writing scheme, which provides practical science writing training and experience for PhD students. Jen was previously the Legal Editor at BioNews and Projects Officer at PET. Jen originally studied Biology and Microbiology at Imperial College London, and went on to obtain an LLB in Law from Birkbeck University of London and an MA in Medical Ethics and Law from King's College London. She then started working at PET as a volunteer, before joining the staff. She loves tea, dogs, and living in London.
The International Society for Stem Cell Research has expanded its oversight requirements for research involving human stem-cell-based embryo models, and has prohibited the use of such embryo models to achieve ectogenesis...
The portions of a mother's genome that influence a child's weight can include genes not inherited by the child, according to new research...
Eight children have been born in the UK following mitochondrial donation IVF. All eight children have made normal developmental progress, and none of them show any sign of mitochondrial disease...
News from ESHRE – IVF pregnancy rates have remained the same in Europe, despite reduction in multiple embryo transfers...
News from ESHRE – microplastics have been found in samples of human reproductive fluids...
News from ESHRE – the DNA of embryos from women with polycystic ovary syndrome carry specific epigenetic changes...
News from ESHRE – a 'liquid biopsy' blood test in the first trimester of pregnancy could help identify women who are at risk of developing pre-eclampsia...
News from ESHRE – IVF cycles are more likely to end in miscarriage when the male partner is over 45...
Ten children conceived from the same sperm donor have developed cancer, highlighting problems with regulating sperm donation internationally...
A UK couple in their 70s has been granted legal parenthood of a toddler born via surrogacy in California...
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