UK researchers seek HFEA permission to edit human embryo
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is considering a proposal from scientists to genetically edit human embryos...
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Blastocyst
A mammalian embryo in the first stage of development, when the fertilised egg has grown into a hollow ball made up of a few hundred cells.
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Mitochondrial DNA test improves IVF success rates
A test which measures mitochondrial DNA levels in the embryo could help increase IVF success rates, scientists claim...
Paternal age bioethics: have we missed the point?
Kevin Smith should be applauded for raising awareness of men's biological clocks, but his proposal to 'genetically improve' the human population through sperm banking seems preposterous...
Whole-genome sequencing detects de novo mutations in embryos
Scientists have shown for the first time that whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in IVF embryos can detect 'de novo' mutations...
Time-lapse IVF embryo imaging tool cleared by FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a time-lapse imaging tool designed to improve the embryo selection in IVF for use in the USA....
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).
Insulin-producing cells created by cloning
Researchers have transformed embryonic stem cells from a diabetic woman into insulin-producing beta cells, a study in Nature reports...
Human cloning first: stem cells created from adult skin cells
Scientists have used a cloning technique to successfully create human embryonic stem cells from adult cells for the first time...
Sharp rise in multiple births for older mothers
A report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the number of multiple births among women over 45 has increased by 23 percent in the past year. The increase is thought to be in part due to more older women using IVF treatment to conceive...
First baby born from 'cheaper' gene sequencing of IVF embryos
A 'powerful' form of genome analysis could improve embryo selection for IVF, according to scientists who report that the first baby has been born from this method...
Time-lapse embryo imaging boosts IVF success, clinic claims
A technique for monitoring embryo health could increase the chance of IVF couples having a healthy baby, according to a study from researchers at a private fertility clinic...