Mother takes legal action against sperm bank for her child's dwarfism
A woman has taken a sperm bank to court after giving birth to a child with dwarfism despite choosing a 6-foot-tall donor on its website, according to Russian reports...
News
PET launches egg freezing #ExtendTheLimit campaign
The Progress Educational Trust (PET) has launched its #ExtendTheLimit campaign, asking the UK public to sign an online petition requiring Parliament to address the law on egg freezing time limits...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Largest-ever African genome study may give disease insights
New genetic variants found in an African population provide insights into human health, according to a large genome study...
US disability council urges greater regulation of genetic testing
The US National Council on Disability (NCD) has published a new report calling for greater oversight of genetic testing, particularly prenatal testing...
Alcohol causes epigenetic brain changes that could trigger cravings
The breakdown products of alcohol can travel to the brain and alter gene activity, which in turn could influence behaviour, suggests a new study in mice...
Reviews
Radio Review: One to One: Benjamin Zephaniah Meets Richard and Terri Clothier (BBC Radio 4 available on iPlayer)
The psychological aspects of infertility are generally well-documented. Those who have experience of this will be all too familiar with the devastation, guilt, shame and anger that accompany the diagnosis...
Comment
Uterus transplantation: five years on from the world's first birth
by Dr Natasha Hammond-Browning
Five years ago, on 3 October 2014, the world's first birth following a uterus transplant was announced. Born in Sweden, baby Vincent's arrival made global headlines, and was followed by further births from the Swedish trial...
Trouble in Store?
by Eleri Williams
The Progress Educational Trust (PET) event 'Trouble in Store? How Not to Break the Law when Storing Embryos and Gametes' took place at Hill Dickinson LLP in London on 29 October 2019...