Gene therapy for an eye condition called choroideremia is safe and has improved the vision of six patients, says a study in the Lancet...
A biotechnology company that produces genetically customised nutritional supplements has settled charges of deceptive advertising with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over claims that its products could treat a number of ailments and diseases...
Nine women have received transplants of uteruses donated by their mothers or other living relatives in an ongoing trial of an experimental procedure at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden...
The $1,000 genome may have arrived, an achievement which would mark a significant milestone in the application of genetic science...
Researchers have identified a class of drug that helps clear traumatic memories in mice. The drug may help improve the effectiveness of behavioural therapy in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder...
The partner of a man left in a coma after suffering a series of heart attacks is to take her request to obtain and store his sperm to the High Court....
This remake of sperm donation film 'Starbuck' touches (too briefly) on several heavy-hitting questions on the ethics of sperm donation...
Comment
Ignorance and prejudice should not be allowed to dictate the outcome
by Sarah Norcross
PET needs your help to continue to inform the debate on the ethical issues surrounding genetics, assisted conception and stem cell and embryo research so that 'ignorance and prejudice do not dictate the outcome'...
Older Mothers and IVF
by Professor Cathy Warwick
The pressure on the UK's midwives is at its highest for decades. In England, for example, there were more babies born in 2012 than in any year since 1971...
Response to Professor Calum MacKellar
by Dr Sandy Raeburn
Having worked with families affected by genetic disorders for more than 40 years, both in the UK (with its multi-faith society) and in the Sultanate of Oman (where the majority are Muslim but other religions are allowed), I have seen and looked after many people with hereditary illnesses, including those with disabling mitochondrial conditions....