An extensive study examining human embryos created using mitochondrial donation has demonstrated that the technique does not adversely affect embryo development...
Scientists have used CRISPR to create part-pig, part-human embryos in an attempt to grow human organs for transplant...
The US National Institutes of Health has announced a new initiative that encourages the sharing of genomic and clinical data among researchers across the world...
British athlete Greg Rutherford has frozen a sample of his sperm ahead of the Rio Olympics this summer because of concern over the Zika virus...
Genetic sequencing leading to targeted treatment significantly improves cancer patient outcomes in early-stage clinical trials, according to a study...
A study on the blood cancer acute myeloid leukaemia has shown which combinations of mutations lead to the most aggressive forms of the disease and revealed a complicated picture at the genetic level...
A Spanish woman has been allowed to have her dead husband's cryopreserved sperm transported from France to Spain despite a French ban on the exportation of gametes for posthumous insemination...
Scotland is set to expand the provision of publicly funded IVF, increasing the number of cycles for eligible patients from two to three...
Over just 30 minutes Fergus Walsh has a lot of ground to cover here without even touching on the ethical debate. Yet, while gene editing may have 'just been made simple', how we respond to these stunning advances is anything but...
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Surrogacy in Australia — a missed opportunity
by Stephen Page
A parliamentary inquiry into surrogacy laws in Australia has just reported its recommendations, but they don't go far enough and the country is likely to remain the world's largest exporters of intended parents...