World's first successful pig-to-human kidney transplant
A genetically engineered pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human recipient for the first time...
A genetically engineered pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human recipient for the first time...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has recommended that the compensation given to UK sperm and egg donors is raised for the first time in over a decade...
Structural changes in a specific protein triggers egg coat hardening after fertilisation, research shows...
Michigan legislators are taking steps to protect IVF and overturn a ban on commercial surrogacy...
Epigenetic changes in the DNA of cheek cells have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes...
Two fertility clinic staff in Israel have been arrested over the transfer of embryos imported from Georgia, carrying a haemophilia B variant...
The BBC's decision to focus on the way that private clinics promote egg freezing to prospective customers, highlighted many of the challenges women face…
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?...
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The ethics of preimplantation genetic testing using polygenic scores
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...
Regulation needs to acknowledge that donor siblings connect before 18
by Dr Grace Halden and 1 others
Direct-to-consumer 'matching' websites and social media platforms are enabling parents of donor-conceived people to discover donor siblings outside of the regulatory framework, with potential implications say Grace Halden and Hayley King…
PET Podcast: Welfare of the Fertility Patient – Spotting Signs and Treatment after Trauma
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 16th episode of its podcast, PET looks at how best to understand and address welfare issues in the context of fertility treatment, with Professor Abha Maheshwari, Nicole McKeith, Dr Susheel Vani and Ruth Phillips...