Stem-cell-based embryo models should be distinguished explicitly from human embryos in UK law, according to a UK bioethics organisation...
A recent report published by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority showed that same-sex couples and single women are less likely to obtain fertility treatment on the NHS, with opposite-sex couples three times more likely to be given NHS funding...
A protein present in immune cells may enable early diagnosis and treatment of complications in blood stem cell transplant recipients, according to research from the University of Birmingham...
A UK court has granted a widower permission to pursue fertility treatment using an embryo created with his late wife...
Genetic and molecular changes occurring during ovarian ageing have been mapped to single-cell resolution...
A court in Israel has ruled that the genetic parents of a baby born following an IVF mix-up are her legal parents, and the child should be transferred from the custody of the birth parents, to them...
The first two episodes of BBC Radio 4's 'The Gift' shares with its listeners an almost unbelievable story of what really happens when babies are swapped at birth...
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Ancestry test for Christmas? Why some people are converting to Judaism
by Dr Jonathan Romain
The phenomenon of people choosing to convert to Judaism following an ancestry DNA test is explored by Dr Jonathan Romain…
Futureproofing ethical SCBEM innovation
by Professor Emma Cave
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IVF embryo mix-up – Israel court determines parentage
by Dr Sivan Tamir and 1 others
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