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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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31 January 2022 • 3 minutes read

In/fertility in the city

by Somaya Ouazzani and 1 others

Anyone who is trying to conceive, either naturally or through assisted means, knows that if unsuccessful first or second time, the stakes are raised and the desire for a baby exponentially increases, with the likelihood that it becomes all consuming...

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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31 January 2022 • 8 minutes read

Adding Up What We Know: A Global Perspective on Fertility Treatment Add-Ons

by Sarah Norcross

There has been much professional and public debate about the use of so-called fertility treatment 'add-ons' over the years...

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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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28 January 2022 • 2 minutes read

Genomics' role beyond healthcare and medical research

by James Moore

The UK government has investigated possible future applications of genomics beyond healthcare and the potential risks involved in its growing use, published in an open report...

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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28 January 2022 • 2 minutes read

No evidence for using polygenic risk scores in embryo selection

by Eleanor Gallegos

The use of polygenic risk scores to select embryos is being advertised and sold by some private fertility clinics...

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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28 January 2022 • 2 minutes read

Genes' role in human lifespan discovered

by Dr Molly Godfrey

A group of genes known to regulate lifespan in model organisms such as fruit flies, has now been shown to impact longevity in humans...

Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
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Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false-coloured cryogenic scanning electron micrograph).
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28 January 2022 • 2 minutes read

Discoveries could lead to better stem cell treatments

by David Cansfield

Two recent blood stem cell discoveries could improve the safety and efficacy of stem cell therapies...

Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
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28 January 2022 • 2 minutes read

Uncertainty for parents expecting babies born via surrogates in Ukraine

by Tom Turner

The Irish Government has requested that all families expecting a baby through a surrogate in Ukraine register for assistance...

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28 January 2022 • 2 minutes read

BRCA genes linked to prostate and pancreatic cancer

by Georgia Stimpson

BRCA gene mutations have been linked to cancers, including prostate and breast cancer in men, in the largest study to date...

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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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3 December 2021 • 4 minutes read

Podcast Review: Charlotte Raven on Life with Huntington's Disease

by Joseph Hamilton

As a non-clinical research scientist, it can become commonplace to forget the practical reality of your work, so listening to 'Charlotte Raven on Life with Huntington's disease', an episode of the Bunker podcast, came as a stark reminder of the impact of neurodegenerative diseases…

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).
Reviews
17 December 2021 • 4 minutes read

Radio Review: Male Order

by Hayley Fryer

Male Order is an eye opening ten-part series on BBC Radio 4, hosted by Dr Aleks Krotoski...

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Reviews
27 January 2022 • 4 minutes read

Film Review: The Secret Society

by Alison Motluk

The best aspect of the film is how it glimpses the many ripples created through 'third-party' reproduction...

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