Former chair of the British Fertility Society awarded MBE
Professor Alison Murdoch has been awarded an MBE in the King's New Year Honours List for services to fertility treatment...
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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).
Down's syndrome leukaemia risk linked to blood stem cell differentiation
The extra copy of chromosome 21 in individuals with Down's syndrome disrupts blood cell development during fetal growth, explaining their increased risk of developing leukaemia during childhood...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Mitochondrial DNA insertions are common in human brain
Insertions of mitochondria DNA are prevalent in our nuclear genome and could be linked to reduced lifespan...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Diet affects sperm epigenetics, in turn affecting child health
A father's diet before conception influences the likelihood of their child developing metabolic diseases, including diabetes, due to changes in sperm RNA...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Fertility add-ons in Canada: Is it time to end the silence?
Emeritus Professor, Arthur Leader, discusses the use of IVF treatment add-ons in Canada...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Infertility written in the DNA
Premature ovarian insufficiency is a relatively common cause of female infertility, leading to a menopause-like state before age 40. Dr Elena Tucker and Professor Andew Sinclair from the Unversity of Melbourne, Australia, explain the advances in understanding the genomic component of this condition...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Looking to the Law: In the Clinic, in the Lab, in the Court
The fourth session of the PET 2023 Annual Conference 'Looking to the Law: In the Clinic, in the Lab, in the Court' featured expert speakers in areas of embryo research, fertility counselling, and reproductive medical law...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Mitochondrial DNA maternally inherited due to absence in mature sperm
Although sperm cells do contain some mitochondria, scientists have found that these mitochondria do not contain intact mitochondrial DNA...