UK report reveals public attitudes to fertility, genomics and embryo research
Discrepancies between public opinion and real-world access to fertility services in the UK have been highlighted by a fertility and genomics survey commissioned by the Progress Education Trust...
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All CommentThirty years of PET: our 'Fertility, Genomics and Embryo Research' report
by Sarah Norcross
PET turns 30 this year, but our story goes back further than that – at least as far back as the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the world's first IVF baby...
Children's rights and donor conception: What next?
by Dr Katherine Wade
There have been recent reports that the UK's assisted reproduction regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, is considering changing the law surrounding donor anonymity, due to the growing use of consumer genetic testing...
The problems with lifting donor anonymity earlier
by Dr Sue Avery
A possible review of the law relating to donor anonymity has been proposed by HFEA chief executive Peter Thompson...
An adaptive act: How should human fertilisation and embryology legislation respond to scientific and technological change?
by Julian Hitchcock
How responsive is the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act to the pace of social and technological change? In this comment, Julian Hitchcock contemplates revision of the Act, and how might we optimise its responsiveness to clinical need while upholding standards...
A new look for BioNews
by Sarah Norcross
Welcome to your new look BioNews. We hope you like it...