Genome editing of blood could provide new treatments for HIV according to a new study...
An analysis of the whole genome sequences of around 12,000 patient tumours has revealed new mutational signatures in their DNA...
Less than half of CCGs in England specify gender affirmative hormonal or surgical treatment as a reason to qualify for fertility preservation, a national audit has shown...
More human genes have been identified as driving cancer development than previously assumed...
A UK court has granted a British couple parental rights to their adult son who was born via surrogacy in California...
A third (32 percent) of NHS fertility patients in 2021 had waited over 18 months for treatment, compared to just under one in four (22 percent) who had only private treatment...
Prenatal genetic test results need to be communicated better, according to the US Food and Drug Administration...
The story Nadene Ghouri tells offers unique insights into not only the reality of transnational surrogacy arrangements, but also how the current situation in Ukraine is affecting both citizens generally and surrogacy in particular...
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FILM: Whole Genome Sequencing at Birth – Genomic Data, A Resource from Cradle to Grave?
by BioNews
This film documents a Progress Educational Trust event about whole genome sequencing at birth, and the implications of storing genomic data throughout a person's entire lifetime...
Regulating domestic surrogacy in Ireland: Is the process too perilous for intended parents?
by Dr Brian Tobin
The Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 was published in March 2022, and is currently being considered by the Irish Parliament. Part seven provides for the regulation of altruistic, domestic surrogacy arrangements. However, it does little to encourage intended parents to enter into such arrangements, because it proposes a complex, hybrid pre and post-birth model for regulating domestic surrogacy…
An ethical approach to harm minimisation for fertility patients at increased risk of complications
by Dr Sigal Klipstein
In both the United States and Europe, over one third of pregnancies are unintended, according to the New England Journal of Medicine...