Dr Rachel Montgomery is an Adviser to the Progress Educational Trust (PET), and is a Volunteer Writer at its flagship publication BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. Previously she studied for a PhD at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, part of University College London (UCL), which was funded by the MRC. Her work made use of a fission yeast model to better understand Batten Disease, a rare neurodegenerative disease that affects children. Previously, she completed an MSc in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine, also at UCL, and studied Medical Biology at Edinburgh University.
Huge disparities have been found in how clearly and accurately private UK fertility clinics market time-lapse imaging for embryo selection, raising concerns that there is a lack of clarity for patients...
A small clinical trial involving 12 patients with Parkinson's disease has reported no safety concerns with a newly developed human stem cell-based therapy...
A lesbian couple from Manchester reported they were asked by a GP 'Why don't you just go out and find a man to sleep with?', to have a baby...
The UK Government has signalled that it is considering designating the genomics sector as a 'critical national infrastructure', following months of pressure from lawmakers concerned at China's activity in this field...
UK politicians have requested an investigation into the Chinese maker of a prenatal genetic test, citing concerns related to its use of genomic data collected in the UK...
Regular enzyme infusions could prove to be an effective treatment for a rare and fatal childhood brain disease...
'Synthetic' model embryos using mouse stem cells and an artificial incubator are the closest a stem-cell-derived embryo model has ever come to resembling a naturally developing embryo in the uterus...
Researchers in Israel have observed the formation of the placenta, yolk sac and some organs, in embryo models derived entirely from mouse embryonic stem cells...
Ovarian ageing in mice has been shown to be reversible using compounds that target fibrosis and promote mitochondrial health..
A recent study has found that as many as one in 15 men carry mutations in their sperm that could impact the health of their children...
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