A Kansas court has ruled that a man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple in response to a Craigslist advertisement is the legal father of the resulting child. The decision means the man can be required to pay child support....
Genetic mutations implicated in autism and intellectual difficulties may also underlie schizophrenia, say researchers...
Scientists have sequenced the DNA of the hookworm, a parasite that feeds on blood in the human digestive tract...
Supporters of the parents of 65 babies born to surrogate mothers in Thailand have gathered outside the home of Israeli interior minister Gideon Sa'ar to protest the Israeli Government's refusal to accord citizenship to the children...
Shifting sleep patterns can dramatically affect the normal rhythm of gene expression, a study has found...
A study on over 57,000 people has revealed a link between five genes and waist-to-hip ratio, one of the most accurate predictors of obesity-related disease and mortality...
A recent survey carried out by the National Infertility Awareness Campaign (NIAC) found that 73 percent of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are not funding the recommended cycles of IVF treatment....
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Putting a 'kilt on Yearworth': Holdich v Lothian Health Board [2013]
by Dr Antony Starza-Allen
The Outer House of the Court of Session in Scotland has allowed a claim for compensation brought by a man whose sperm may have been damaged by a failure of a storage vessel to proceed to a full trial....
We are not afraid
by Sarah Norcross
PET is delighted to receive a testimonial from John Harris, professor of bioethics at the University of Manchester...