Mary Warnock at 100: The Architect of Embryo Law
This PET event marked the 100th birthday of the late Baroness Mary Warnock: described as both a 'philosophical plumber' and 'queen of the quangos' ...
This PET event marked the 100th birthday of the late Baroness Mary Warnock: described as both a 'philosophical plumber' and 'queen of the quangos' ...
Baroness Ruth Deech marks the 100th birthday of the late Baroness Mary Warnock, speaking at the latest PET event 'Mary Warnock at 100: The Architect of Embryo Law'...
by Professor Sonia Allan and 1 others
The South Australian parliament recently passed legislation which would allow for the retrospective release of donor information to donor-conceived people, and allow for exchange of information between donor conceived people and some relatives...
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event about what happens to unused IVF embryos after fertility treatment is completed...
The meticulous scrutiny of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of medical treatments and procedure by NICE is put into question by Professor Dusko Ilic when comparing the use of cryopreserved ovarian tissue and testicular tissue for restoration of fertility...
by Sandy Starr and 1 others
A project led by Cambridge Reproduction, in partnership with PET, is currently developing a Code of Practice for research involving stem-cell-based embryo models. A new public dialogue report published ahead of the Code explores people's hopes, concerns and sensitivities...
by Dr Ellissa Baskind and 1 others
The most northerly fertility clinic offering NHS funded PGT-M and PGT-SR in England is in Nottingham. This means there are now around 100 patients residing in the north of England who are unable to access the NHS fertility services they need locally to avoid transmitting a genetic condition to their children…
by Professor Cathy Herbrand and 2 others
Screening gamete donors could reduce transmission of recessive genetic conditions, but also gives rise to new and ethically sensitive questions for recipients, clinicians and donors...
Should jurisdictions strive to find a way to protect IVF, while acknowledging the moral status of the embryo?..
by Dr Helena Carley and 4 others
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
BioNews, published by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), provides news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas.