Over 250 genes that play a role in bowel cancer development have been identified in a new study...
A new gene therapy, Casgevy, has been recommended for use on the NHS in England for people living with a severe form of beta-thalassaemia...
A Beijing court has ruled that a woman's rights were not violated after a hospital refused to freeze her eggs because she is not married, ending a six-year legal battle...
The genetic predisposition for psychiatric and substance abuse disorders of a person's peer group may have long-term effects on their own risk of developing these disorders...
An Australian court has ruled that the birth mother of a nine-year-old boy should lose custody of the child, with parental responsibility being granted to her former same-sex partner and their sperm donor...
The concept of EctoLife, an artificial womb facility has been described as 'fake news', but how does it hold up now, a year after its original release?...
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China's ethics guidelines – A new era for human genome editing?
by Professor Joy Zhang
What do China's new ethical guidlines tell us about the country's changing attitude to human genome editing? Professor Joy Zhang reads between the lines...
Florida stem cell clinic to pay out class action
by Dr Patrick Foong
The unanimous verdict of a Florida jury that the Tampa-based Lung Institute was guilty of deceptively and unfairly selling stem cell treatments that caused damage to patients, could prove to be a landmark case in the fight against unproven stem cell treatments…