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Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will ensure IVF for 'all Americans that need it', either through public funding or insurance mandates...
Menopause occurs an average of nine years earlier in women with two copies of a variant of the CCDC201 gene...
Men infected with high-risk HPV have higher amounts of sperm death and other altered parameters compared to non-infected men...
Insertions of mitochondria DNA are prevalent in our nuclear genome and could be linked to reduced lifespan...
Researchers have developed a comprehensive cell map of the human endometrium, and identified new cell types and interactions between them...
Award-winning and prolific science writer, Dr Philip Ball, offers a wide perspective in his latest book 'How Life Works'...
A podcast series to accompany the film 'Make People Better' gives unique insights into the controversial creation of genome-edited babies by Dr He Jiankui...
Clinical geneticist, Dr Anne Child, discusses her research into the genetic condition, Marfan syndrome...
The concept of EctoLife, an artificial womb facility has been described as 'fake news', but how does it hold up now, a year after its original release?...
Susan Tranfield-Thomas turns her vitriolic disapproval onto this awful film, which she states is 'one of the worst films I've ever seen in my life and I was unlucky enough to sit through Scottish Mussel (2015, atrocious)'...
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All CommentThe impact of artificial wombs: A look at the potential benefits and challenges
by Philippa Kemp
This piece by Philippa Kemp, exploring how artificial wombs could change the universal experience of birth, won the first prize in the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Competition...
The continued impact of the CRISPR revolution
by Vanessa Burns
This piece by Vanessa Burns, exploring the impact the impact that CRISPR-based genome editing will have over the next 25 years, won the second prize in the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Competition...
The removal of donor anonymity in the UK: What might this mean for donor-conceived people?
by Dr Catherine Jones
This piece by Dr Catherine Jones, exploring the impact of the removal of donor anonymity on donor-conceived people, won the third prize in the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Competition...
Donor identifiability from birth: Findings of the Young Adults Study
by Dr Sophie Zadeh
Dr Sophie Zadeh presents an overview of the Young Adults Study which has garnered the views of donor conceived young adults on donor identifiability from birth...
Fertility trends: Outcomes improve but NHS cycles down
by Ephia Yasmin
The most recent HFEA data provides a window on trends in the UK fertility sector, writes Ephia Yasmin...