Maria Sheppard was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews
Human embryonic stem cell lines approved for federal funding in the USA, may have been derived from sperm or eggs of unconsenting donors...
Twenty-four genes linked to short-sightedness have been identified by an international consortium of scientists...
Mitochondrial replacement has been making the headlines this year, but understanding the science behind it is no small task. Cue a whiteboard, some marker pens and two informative narrators...
New laws to clarify the legal parentage and status of children born through assisted reproductive technologies have been proposed in Singapore....
A drug which prolongs life in a form of skin cancer associated with a genetic mutation has been recommended for use on the NHS...
A man is suing Barts and the London NHS Trust after his wife died from a rare complication while undergoing IVF treatment, reports the Mirror....
A man in Queensland, Australia, who acted as a known sperm donor for a woman in what appeared to be a private arrangement, has been awarded shared parental responsibility over a girl he fathered...
Twenty-one genes linked with cholesterol and other fat levels in the blood have been identified by a consortium of over 180 researchers worldwide....
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