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Issue #923

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31 October 2017 • 5 minutes read

FILM: What Does Consent Mean for Generation Genome?

by BioNews

This film documents the Progress Educational Trust/Genomics England event 'What Does Consent Mean for Generation Genome?', which formed part of the Genomics Conversation...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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31 October 2017 • 5 minutes read

Reform of assisted reproduction in Ireland is long overdue

by Dr Michelle Rodgers

Equity and access are among the most urgent issues for medically assisted reproduction. According to Ireland's Health Research Board, across Europe six countries offer full public funding, and 19 countries offer partial public funding...

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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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24 October 2017 • 1 minute read

Sleep duration linked to sperm structure

by Taqdeer Sidhu

Sleep duration is associated with sperm integrity, according to a recent study in China...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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31 October 2017 • 2 minutes read

No legal father for IVF baby, rules Georgia Supreme Court

by Dr Rachel Montgomery

A ruling by the Supreme Court in Georgia has stated a child born following IVF has no legal father, potentially setting a precedent for other similar cases in the future...

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Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
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31 October 2017 • 2 minutes read

Australian surrogate banned from child's life after bitter legal feud

by Dr Mary Yarwood

A surrogate from Queensland, Australia has had her parental rights removed after a judge decided it was in the baby's best interests...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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31 October 2017 • 2 minutes read

FDA approves second gene therapy for cancer

by Jen Willows

The US Food and Drug Administration have approved the world’s second gene therapy to target blood cancer...

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31 October 2017 • 2 minutes read

Number of mutations needed to cause cancer calculated

by Charlott Repschläger

Between one and 10 mutations are required for a healthy cell to turn cancerous...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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31 October 2017 • 2 minutes read

Lifespan linked by study to mutations and lifestyle

by Annabel Slater

Weight loss, education, giving up smoking, and being open to new experiences have all been linked to longer life...

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