Cell atlas of the human ovary published
Researchers have developed the first-ever spatial map of all the different cell types that make up the human ovary...
A hollow reproductive organ in a woman's pelvis, where an embryo can implant and develop throughout gestation. The fallopian tubes connect the uterus to the ovaries.
Researchers have developed the first-ever spatial map of all the different cell types that make up the human ovary...
Should jurisdictions strive to find a way to protect IVF, while acknowledging the moral status of the embryo?..
by Dr Helena Carley and 4 others
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
As stem-cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) become increasingly complex, they also raise big questions – how do we define a human embryo, and what limits should be placed on SCBEM research?...
Heralding the technology behind SCBEMs as 'one of the 21st century's most dramatic scientific developments', Professor Emily Jackson's lecture was packed with fascinating legal and ethical commentary...
by Professor Sonia Suter and 1 others
The conflation of abortion law with access to IVF has been inevitable since Roe was overturned…
The Guardian asked the question, 'Why are there so few Black sperm donors in the USA?' and turned to Angela Stepancic, a Black woman who recently navigated her way through the complex fertility system in the USA to help answer this question and many others...
A man who mixed his sperm with his father's to impregnate his partner will not have to undergo a paternity test, the High Court has decided...
A placenta model, developed at the University of Cambridge, is enabling scientists to better understand the underlying cause of reproductive disorders...
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