Virtual embryo gives insight into early embryo development
The first 'virtual embryo' has been created to help understand early embryo development and the evolution of one single cell into many cells of different types...
Egg and sperm cells (also known as gametes) and their precursors.
by Purvi Shah
The first 'virtual embryo' has been created to help understand early embryo development and the evolution of one single cell into many cells of different types...
A study, published in Cell Reports, investigating when and how human stem cells develop into egg and sperm cells could help generate lab-grown gametes to treat infertility...
It's a first for the Progress Educational Trust - an event dedicated solely to male fertility: Time Waits for No Man...
Taking painkillers during pregnancy could affect the future fertility of the fetus, suggests research on human tissue and in mice...
by Kathryn Ashe
I thought I was keeping myself well informed about progress in genetic technologies, and what scientists and policy-makers are doing to balance the potential scientific and clinical benefits with ethical obligations. But evidently not, as the fact that s
Women taking over-the-counter ibuprofen during early pregnancy could potentially be damaging their unborn baby girl’s future fertility irreversibly, according to a new study...
What exactly are SHEEFs and IVGs? How might they shed light on the mysteries of early embryo development, and offer new hope to those affected by infertility? These questions were the focus of the second session at Progress Educational Trust's one-day con
A new survey suggests that Americans are becoming more accepting of the use of genome editing in humans, and there is strong support for more public involvement in discussions on the technology...
Testing for certain genes could identify men with a ten-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, suggests a new study...
The second session of the Progress Educational Trust's annual conference 'Rethinking the Ethics of Embryo Research: Genome Editing, 14 Days and Beyond', looked at new embryo images that have potential to challenge the 14-day rule and discussed the potenti
BioNews, published by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), provides news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas.