The US Food and Drug Administration's Advisory Committee for Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies has voted that there is insufficient evidence that experimental stem-cell therapy for ALS is effective enough to warrant approval by the agency...
A new artificial intelligence tool has predicted how likely some DNA changes are to cause disease in humans...
Common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder, are more prevalent in individuals with closely related parents, a new study finds...
A US man has received the second-ever transplant of a pig heart...
Researchers have found that counselling before or after taking a genetic test to assess the risk of developing ovarian or breast cancer does not reduce distress, anxiety or depression...
From groundbreaking human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, this Netflix documentary tells the captivating story of Korea's most notorious scientist...
The BBC has dramatised the work of Dr Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe to create the world's first IVF baby, in this latest radio play, bringing their story to a much wider audience, writes Anne Galvin...
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Opening the Register: How to Handle Disclosure of Gamete Donor Information
by Dr Katherine Wade
As the HFEA prepares to open its donor conception register for the first time, an event produced by PET asked 'Are we prepared?'...
The 'egg timer' test promises more than it can deliver
by Dr Karin Hammarberg
Direct-to-consumer anti-Müllerian hormone tests are being sold to women across the world with the promise that they can help them predict and plan their fertility. Yet, that isn't what they are designed for argues Dr Karin Hammarberg…
PET Podcast: Small Change – Is It Time to Reconsider Compensation for Gamete Donors?
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the eleventh episode of its podcast, PET looks at levels of compensation for donors of sperm or eggs, with speakers Nayla Tohme, Hayley King, Saghar Kasiri and Dr Ben Hurlbut...