Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
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The National Health Service (NHS) is a publicly funded healthcare system in the United Kingdom.
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Designing disappointment: The uneasy promise of PGT-P
Dr Kate Sheridan Clay, second prize winner in this year's Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Competition, explores how PGT-P promises parents greater control over their future children's health and traits. What happens when the embryo they choose fails to fulfil their expectations?...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Book Review: Egg Cell Seeks Sperm Cell for Steady Relationship – A Brussels triumph of science over infertility
Belgian fertility pioneer Professor André Van Steirtegheim's book looks back over an incredible career, but lacks personal insights, writes embryologist Emily St John Jones...
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.
NHS pilots genomic test to speed up brain tumour diagnosis
NHS England plans to roll out a new rapid genomic test developed by the University of Nottingham to diagnose brain tumours...
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 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.
Obituary: Professor Caroline Ogilvie OBE
Professor Dusko Ilic remembers his friend and colleague Professor Caroline Ogilvie OBE, whose sharp intellect, generosity and pioneering work in clinical and reproductive genetics touched the lives of patients, families and generations of scientists...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Potential changes to NHS IVF in England and Scotland
The UK and Scottish Governments have both proposed changes to NHS funding for IVF...
A donor's perspective on rethinking fertility access and the future of family‑building
An online sperm donor explains how practical changes could help recognise and support the reality of modern family-building...