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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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17 August 2020 • 4 minutes read

Expanded carrier screening: ignoring the interests of gamete donors?

by Professor Guido Pennings

More and more fertility centres are imposing expanded carrier screening (ECS) on their gamete donors. ECS allows for the detection of the carrier status of hundreds of recessive disorders in donors who are not at an increased risk...

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17 August 2020 • 1 minute read

FILM: Whether, When and How Clinics Should Test Patients and Staff for COVID-19

by BioNews

This film documents a Progress Educational Trust event about what fertility clinics are currently doing — and what they should be doing — in relation to coronavirus/COVID-19 testing...

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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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14 August 2020 • 2 minutes read

Exome sequencing of newborns may not be as accurate as blood testing

by Sarah Gregory

Exome sequencing may not be as reliable as standard blood testing for identifying rare diseases in newborns...

Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family entwined in coils of DNA (based on the figure of Laocoön from Greek and Roman mythology).
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14 August 2020 • 2 minutes read

Mother's partner not legal parent of donor-conceived child

by Georgia Everett

'Appalling' planning between a lesbian couple and the man who acted as the sperm donor has resulted in a missed opportunity for the mother's partner to become a legal parent...

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14 August 2020 • 1 minute read

Genes of an unknown ancestor found in modern humans

by Dr Maria Botcharova

Homo sapiens are likely to have bred with other ancient tribes much earlier than previously thought, according to new research...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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14 August 2020 • 2 minutes read

Gene helps explain higher stroke risk for black people

by Dr Laura Riggall

The gene HNF1A critical for the growth and development of the liver and pancreas is linked to an increased risk of stroke in people of African descent, according to new research...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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14 August 2020 • 2 minutes read

Relationship status and BMI used to determine access to IVF

by Martha Roberts

Relationship status and body mass index (BMI), are being used to restrict people's access to NHS-funded fertility treatment...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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14 August 2020 • 2 minutes read

Menopausal woman gives birth following blood plasma injection

by Dr Valerie Shaikly

A woman in menopause has given birth following an experimental blood procedure, indicating a possible method for re-inducing fertility in menopausal women...

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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Reviews
14 August 2020 • 3 minutes read

Podcast Review: SART Fertility Experts — Fibroids and fertility

by Eleanor Mackle

When I hit play on a new podcast from SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology) Fertility Experts, I had very little idea of what fibroids were...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
CC BY 4.0
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
Reviews
14 August 2020 • 3 minutes read

Podcast Review: ASRM Today — Misconceptions about genetic counselling

by Dr Valerie Shaikly

'People think if we do a genetic test, we can look for everything and if it comes back as a normal test, then everything will be healthy', says Jill Fischer...

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