A genome editing consortium funded by the US National Institutes of Health has unveiled plans to develop a new genome editing 'toolkit' to accelerate the development of gene therapies...
Women experiencing early-stage menopause had their menstrual cycle restored after receiving ovarian injections of platelet-rich plasma and gonadotrophins, according to a Taiwanese study, with one woman becoming pregnant after IVF...
The largest study to date into unexplained infertility in men has been conducted by UK and Estonian researchers...
A clinical trial for a new gene therapy approach to treat sickle cell disease has been approved to proceed by the US Food and Drug Administration...
Stem cell transplants may significantly reduce their chances of relapse in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who received CAR-T cell therapy...
Mammalian DNA can be collected from the air and sequenced with species-level resolution, a study has shown for first time...
A human uterus transplant is estimated to have a total cost of €74,564 on average, according to a new study from Sweden...
As a human geneticist I've always been interested in anything DNA-related, whether this is a book, research paper, film, or documentary. I never expected, however, that DNA would be the focus of a semi-documentary/semi-intellectual reality TV show, hosted by Stacey Dooley...
Should research on human embryos be permitted beyond 14 days?...
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FILM: The Business of Egg Freezing — From Bluster to Best Practice
by BioNews
This film documents a Progress Educational Trust event about how egg freezing relates to patient interests and business interests...
How should mitochondrial donation operate in Australia?
by Dr Julian Koplin
Australia is on the cusp of legalising mitochondrial donation...
Ectogenesis: ethical challenges in creating artificial wombs
by Professor John Loike
Three new reports in Nature illuminate the potential to transform artificial wombs from a laboratory tool into a procedure to grow and maintain a human embryo from fertilisation until birth...