Five genes linked to triple-negative breast cancer found
A study has identified five genes that are associated with an aggressive form of breast cancer...
News
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Men who wear boxer shorts have better sperm
Wearing boxers or other forms of loose underwear might result in higher semen quality than tighter styles, a new study suggests...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
3D placenta organoids created to model pregnancy disorders
The first three-dimensional miniature model of the human placenta has been created from stem cells...
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.
CRISPR editing human embryos - did it work or not?
Controversy surrounding last year's report of a disease-gene being edited out of human embryos continues with a fresh round of evidence...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Genetic screening of embryos makes no difference to births
Pre-implantation genetic testing of embryos does not improve IVF birth rates in older women, found the largest study of its kind yet...
Doctors warn of ignoring downsides of social egg freezing
Women who freeze their eggs for social reasons need to be better informed about the potential difficulties of the process, experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have warned...
Reviews
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Podcast Review: In Vitro Fertilisation, 40 Years On
As an A-level student, my knowledge of the history and processes behind IVF are limited, to say the least; but the Guardian's podcast, 'In vitro fertilisation: 40 years on', brought IVF's past, present and future onto my radar...
Comment
Let's get fertility preservation right for everyone
by Dr Sue Avery
The UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission is threatening legal action if 'outdated' NHS policies, which it says discriminate against the transgender community, are not changed urgently. Specifically, it is concerned that trans people should have equal