Men should be permitted to donate their sperm after death in the same way they can donate organs, according to a new paper in the Journal of Medical Ethics...
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of DNA transcription regulation, controlled by specialised subtypes of RNA molecules...
A woman cannot use her frozen embryos to have a baby following opposition from her ex-husband, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled...
North-east Essex could be reinstating free IVF treatment on the NHS after a controversial decision to withdraw treatment...
New international guidelines are being developed to establish ethical parameters for scientists working with human stem-cell based embryo models...
As a scientist, genetics has always fascinated me; it's our looks, traits, behaviours and diseases; our past, our present and our future...
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Donor-conceived and surrogacy-born children's rights in the age of biotechnology
by Dr Sonia Allan and 2 others
As we enter 2020 and countries continue to grapple with the issues raised by donor-conception and surrogacy, reflection on recent 'consultations' and 'reviews' by government, not-for-profit and United Nations (UN) organisations around the world reveal that meaningful inclusion of the voices of people born as a result of such practices is often lacking...
Frozen Fertility: The Challenges of Storing Eggs, Sperm and Embryos
by Annabel Slater
The legislation surrounding gamete freezing is complicated and difficult to comprehend, even for people with law degrees. The Progress Educational Trust's latest event 'Frozen Fertility: The Challenges of Storing Eggs, Sperm and Embryos', held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, set out to explore the current state of play...
FILM: Does Fertility Treatment Still Need to Be a Medical Secret? (Part 2)
by BioNews
The second in a series of films documenting a recent Progress Educational Trust/Scottish Government event on fertility and medical secrecy, featuring a presentation by Gwenda Burns of Fertility Network UK...