Fetal organoids created from stem cells in amniotic fluid
Stem cells collected from amniotic fluid during pregnancy can be grown into organoids to study organ development and improve prenatal diagnosis of medical conditions...
A biochemical, genetic or ultrasound test performed during pregnancy, to determine if a fetus is affected by a particular disorder.
Stem cells collected from amniotic fluid during pregnancy can be grown into organoids to study organ development and improve prenatal diagnosis of medical conditions...
Jeremy Hersh's feature film debut, The Surrogate, is a powerful narrative on the complex relationships and choices involved in surrogacy...
The US National Council on Disability (NCD) has published a new report calling for greater oversight of genetic testing, particularly prenatal testing...
The Progress Educational Trust's event 'Testing Times: How Should We Use Genomic Data in Assisted Reproduction' took place at Amnesty International in London on the 16 May 2019. The event aimed to give members of the audience an insight into current uses
In 2012, social scientists representing 20 different countries and all five continents gathered to discuss the 'routinisation' and globalisation of selective reproductive technologies in Copenhagen, Denmark...
The UK Patents Court has ruled that two separate non-invasive prenatal tests infringe patents licensed by the US firm Illumina...
The new 'reflex' method of antenatal screening for Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndromes was described last week as a 'transformational advance'. It might be cheaper than other approaches, but it could come at the cost of informed choice for pregnant wom
A new prenatal screening method for Down's syndrome, Edwards syndrome and Patau syndromes is safer, more reliable and cheaper than existing approaches, a study has found...
Genome-wide analysis in South Asian populations may provide insight into rare genetic diseases, suggests research...
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