Nutrients diverted to fetus by gene inherited from father
Maternal metabolism is 'remote controlled' by the father's 'greedy' gene during pregnancy, according to new research by Cambridge scientists...
The unborn offspring of a mammal. In humans, this stage of development lasts from nine weeks after fertilisation until birth.
Maternal metabolism is 'remote controlled' by the father's 'greedy' gene during pregnancy, according to new research by Cambridge scientists...
by Dr Zoe Bolton and 1 others
Dr Zoe Bolton and Professor Stephen Wilkinson from the Future of Human Reproduction programme review a book exploring the ethics of artificial womb technology...
Israel's Health Ministry is considering nationalising the country's IVF clinics to avoid future bad practice, following its expert report which found that 'economic considerations' caused the Assuta embryo mix-up scandal...
China recently updated its regulation on human genome editing, a positive outcome after Dr He Jiankui created the world's first genome-edited babies. However, do these regulations go far enough?...
Personal experiences of undergoing semen analysis and the science behind male infertility are both discussed in this BBC Radio 4 Inside Health episode about sperm counts...
by Blair Sowry
An Israeli couple whose daughter was born following an embryo mix-up is suing their fertility clinic for $27 million...
Ahead of the publication of the Law Commission's long-awaited final proposals for reform of the law relating to surrogacy in the UK, LSE Law School held a panel event to discuss the implications...
Professor Vardit Ravitsky explores the bioethical implications of a recent embryo mix-up case in Israel...
Dr Anna Smajdor explains the background to her recent paper which explored the ethics of using brain-dead women as gestational surrogates...
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