A litter of puppies has been born through IVF for the first time, reports a study that has implications not only for veterinary medicine but also for human genetic research...
Men who have been diagnosed with infertility have a higher risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as other general health problems, including alcohol abuse and drug abuse...
Scientists have discovered why people with a rare genetic mutation are unable to feel pain — a finding that could lead to treatments for chronic pain conditions...
Two patients enrolled in a clinical trial of a gene therapy to treat severe congenital immunodeficiency have shown signs of substantial improvement in their condition...
The UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser has made his first public statement on human genome editing. Speaking at the PET annual conference, Professor Sir Mark Walport said that the UK should lead the way in debating genome editing of human embryos...
Almost three years after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Costa Rica's ban on IVF was unlawful, the Costa Rican Government has attempted to legalise the fertility procedure — only for the measure to be suspended by the country's Supreme Court...
'Is nowhere a donor-conception free zone?' asks the eponymous hero, 11-year-old Archie Nolan, as his quest to establish the meaning of 'family' in the context of donor conception leads him to ask more and more questions about origins, genetics and the intricacies of relationships in 21st century Britain...
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Direct-to-consumer genetic tests — more than just a question of health
by Andelka Phillips
There is now a huge range of direct-to-consumer genetic tests on the market, but the public ought to be wary of what exactly they are agreeing to when they sign up for these services...
Acting naturally
by Tom Shakespeare
Our ideas about the concept of 'naturalness' are shaped by ideology, religion, culture or just squeamishness. As part of its current project to explore this subject, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics recently brought together a clutch of poets, a social scientist, a theologian and a public engagement specialist on a stage in East London...