World's first successful pig-to-human kidney transplant
A genetically engineered pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human recipient for the first time...
A genetically engineered pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human recipient for the first time...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has recommended that the compensation given to UK sperm and egg donors is raised for the first time in over a decade...
Structural changes in a specific protein triggers egg coat hardening after fertilisation, research shows...
Michigan legislators are taking steps to protect IVF and overturn a ban on commercial surrogacy...
Epigenetic changes in the DNA of cheek cells have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes...
Two fertility clinic staff in Israel have been arrested over the transfer of embryos imported from Georgia, carrying a haemophilia B variant...
A new method of creating eggs from skin cells has been demonstrated in mice, and could have potential for treating infertility in future...
A BBC documentary about social egg freezing has accused the UK fertility sector of misleading advertising....
Guidance needs to be created for healthcare professionals on the limitations and ethics of using polygenic risk scores, an independent review has recommended...
by Yan Lau
Three separate clinical trials of engineered immune cells have reported results for treating glioblastoma, an aggressive and hard-to-treat brain cancer...
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