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Embryo
A stage of development which, in humans, lasts for eight weeks after the fertilised egg first starts to divide.
Alabama Supreme Court ruling classes frozen embryos as children
The Alabama Supreme Court has declared that frozen embryos have the same legal status as children in the state...
Frozen eggs may have been damaged by faulty liquid at two UK clinics
Guy's and St Thomas' Assisted Conception Unit, London, is the subject of an investigation by the HFEA into delays in informing women that their frozen eggs and embryos could be affected by a manufacturing error...
Northern Ireland expands IVF eligibility, but leaves some patients behind
Publicly funded IVF treatment in Northern Ireland is to be expanded, with some women entitled to additional embryo transfers...
IVF Add-Ons: How Should We Score the HFEA's New Ratings System?
A recent PET event saw a lively discussion of the UK fertility regulator's new ratings system for 'add-ons' to IVF treatment...
Ethics of germline genome editing to prevent genetic diseases from an Islamic perspective
Dr Sayyed Mohamed Muhsin and Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin give an ethical analysis of germline genome editing to prevent genetic diseases based on Islamic legal maxims (Qawaid Fiqhiyyah)...
Pennsylvania court reverses ruling that excluded nonbiological parent
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania court has ruled that two women who concieved a child via IVF during their marriage are both legal parents, despite only one being the genetic mother...
Book Review: Surrogacy in Latin America
'Surrogacy in Latin America' is a follow-up volume to the writers' 2019 book 'Eastern and Western Perspectives on Surrogacy', which looked at international regulation of surrogacy. Dr Zaina Mahmoud reviews it through the lens of the Law Commissions' proposals on surrogacy…
Ancient viral DNA plays role in early embryo development
Viral genetic material, integrated into our DNA millions of years ago, has an essential role in a key early stage in embryo development...