Results published from a pioneering clinical trial in the USA have confirmed for the first time that treatment with genome-edited cells appears safe...
A newborn baby has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, prompting questions about whether it can be passed from mother to child in the womb...
Cerebral organoids fail to replicate the basic features of normal human brain development, according to a new study published in Nature...
Researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan have revealed a potential genetic cause for infertility in a new study published in Developmental Cell...
A study, published in Cell Reports, investigating when and how human stem cells develop into egg and sperm cells could help generate lab-grown gametes to treat infertility...
The largest-ever study of cancer genomes, the Pan-Cancer Project, has published a collection of 23 papers as the result of a ten-year collaboration...
DNA-themed products are becoming increasingly common within the consumer marketplace, however, genetic literacy within the general population is typically poor which may make it difficult for potential customers to scrutinise these products with a discerning eye...
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FILM: IVF Funding in North East Essex
by BioNews
The director of the Progress Educational Trust talks to ITV News and BBC Look East about plans to reinstate NHS-funded IVF...
FILM: Does Fertility Treatment Still Need to Be a Medical Secret? (Part 4)
by BioNews
The fourth in a series of films documenting a recent Progress Educational Trust/Scottish Government event on fertility and medical secrecy, featuring a panel discussion chaired by Dr Sarah Martins Da Silva of the University of Dundee...
Posthumous sperm donation and donor-conceived peoples' rights
by Vince Londini
Recent media coverage of recommendations regarding non-directed posthumous sperm donation highlights the ready ease with which donor-conceived people are marginalised in policy decisions about donor conception...