Fertilisation, the 14-day rule and beyond
The first IVF baby was born in 1978, and represented a milestone at the cross section of basic science, clinical research and patient care...
Latin for 'within the living', referring to processes taking place within a living organism.
The first IVF baby was born in 1978, and represented a milestone at the cross section of basic science, clinical research and patient care...
On 15 April 2021, the journal Cell published a paper reporting the creation of part monkey, part human embryos...
Reversible genome-wide epigenetic editing may be possible with a new approach using cellular memory to silence gene expression...
A genome editing consortium funded by the US National Institutes of Health has unveiled plans to develop a new genome editing 'toolkit' to accelerate the development of gene therapies...
Designer antibodies can alert the immune system to cancerous proteins, slowing tumour growth in mice — three independent studies demonstrate...
Scientists have developed a method that dramatically increases the production of human stem cells using mouse embryos...
A same-sex couple has given birth to a son from an embryo that was grown in both the women's wombs...
Slower sperm are beaten by stronger and faster sperm when competing to fertilise an egg due to restrictive bottlenecks in the female reproductive tract...
by James Close
The first in vivo genome editing therapy has been successful in editing patients' DNA, but has not shown a clinical benefit...
In 'Regulating Assisted Reproductive Technologies: New Horizons', Dr Amel Alghrani explores the future regulation of new reproductive technologies, specifically ectogenesis — gestating a fetus outside of a human body in an artificial womb, and uterus tr
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