Phase 3 trial results for an experimental vaccine based on mRNA technology indicate positive initial outcomes for treating high-risk melanoma patients, potentially representing the arrival of a unique form of cancer therapy...
An unusual situation where a surrogate conceived naturally around the same time as an embryo transfer has proved challenging for a Queensland court...
The role of PLCG2 – a gene linked to Alzheimer's disease – in brain health may be broader than previously thought, a new study suggests...
People's opinions on using preimplantation genetic testing for non-medical traits do not always reflect the decisions they make about selecting embryos when presented with the results...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put a clinical hold on an experimental gene therapy for Hunter syndrome due to nodules being discovered in the spine of five patients who previously received treatment...
Dr Tom Turner explores Professor Jennifer Doudna's reflections on the discovery of CRISPR and the future of genome editing in this conversation, which examines one of the most transformative advances in modern biology…
Dr Dan Jacobson reviews 'A Body That Works', a complex drama exploring surrogacy, identity, and the relationships shaped by fertility treatment...
An at-home DNA test reveals an astonishing truth: twins Michelle and Lavinia have different biological fathers. Varsha Traynor reviews BBC Radio 4's The Gift – Twins, a moving exploration of family, identity and genetic testing…
Later Telling, the latest publication from the Donor Conception Network, offers a compassionate guide for professionals supporting parents preparing to tell their adult donor-conceived children about their origins, combining lived experience, evidence and practical advice...
A review of the podcast Your Best Baby examines the growing commercialisation of PGT-P and the ethical questions raised by selecting embryos based on predicted traits and disease risks...
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All CommentParliament must fix the law on trans parenthood
by Natalie Sutherland
Children born to trans parents should be entitled to legal certainty about who their parents are, and trans parents ultimately should be able to have their parentage legally recognised in their new legal gender, writes lawyer and PET trustee Natalie Sutherland...
What are the morally relevant features of stem-cell-based embryo models?
by Dr Naomi Moris and 5 others
Dr Naomi Moris and an international group of colleagues propose three broad categories of ethical value and five categories of morally relevant biological features that can inform oversight of research involving human stem-cell-based embryo models...
After attitudes: tracking the distance between science and society to guide action
by Professor Joy Zhang and 3 others
In this Vision Paper, the Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice and the Progress Educational Trust introduce 'Tuning EARS for the Future', part of the Wellcome-funded 'Constructive Conversations' programme...
FILM: Male Infertility – Today's Insights, Tomorrow's Treatments
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event featuring researchers and practitioners at the forefront of tackling male infertility, discussing the latest insights and pioneering research that could transform treatment in future...
Can PGT-A give us an accurate picture of the genetic content of embryos?
by Dr Desislava Staneva
PGT-A is widely used to assess the chromosome status of IVF embryos, but how accurately can a biopsy of just a handful of cells predict an embryo's genetic makeup? Dr Desislava Staneva explains why interpreting PGT-A results is more complex than it may first appear...