Dutch fertility doctor fathered 49 children, DNA tests show
DNA tests have confirmed a Dutch doctor fathered 49 children after secretly using his own sperm to impregnate women at his fertility clinic...
Dr Rachel Montgomery
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.
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Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Child obesity starts with epigenetic changes in womb
The risk of being obese as a child can be predicted by DNA modifications that arise while in the womb, and may be influenced by the mother's diet, suggests a new study...
Largest US twin study looks at how your postcode affects health
A study attempting to clarify the ongoing 'nature vs nurture debate' has confirmed that the issue is complex - and that most conditions are probably caused by an interaction of both...
Event Review: The Future of Your Genetic Health
What are the medical and ethical implications of genetic technologies such as gene therapy, personalised medicine, and genome editing?
Grandparents win legal right to see donor sperm grandchild
The UK court of appeal has upheld the right of the parents of a sperm donor to spend time with their biological grandson...
Sperm 'obstacle course' could improve IVF success
An obstacle course has been developed by scientists in the United States which can select the fastest and healthiest sperm to use in assisted reproductive techniques.
Illumina wins NIPT patent case in UK High Court
The UK Patents Court has ruled that two separate non-invasive prenatal tests infringe patents licensed by the US firm Illumina...
No legal father for IVF baby, rules Georgia Supreme Court
A ruling by the Supreme Court in Georgia has stated a child born following IVF has no legal father, potentially setting a precedent for other similar cases in the future...
Genome editing targets beta-thalassemia in human embryos
A genome editing technique called 'base editing' has been used to correct the mutation causing the inherited blood disorder beta-thalassemia in human embryos...
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.
CRISPR patent dispute ramps up with filing of court appeal
The University of California has moved to appeal a decision of the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board over the use of CRISPR in eukaryotic cells...