Joint COVID-19 statement released by fertility medicine societies
The three major professional societies leading infertility and reproductive medicine have issued a joint statement on providing fertility care during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
DNA crossovers drive healthy or abnormal sperm/egg cell division
Researchers have uncovered important information about genetic crossovers during sperm and egg cell formation that can influence fertility...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Stem cells make human hair grow on mice
Scientists in the USA have developed a system to induce hair growth on skin-like structures grafted on to mice...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Coronavirus may damage sperm-making cells without infecting the testes
Infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, may damage testicular tissue without actually infecting the testes...
Father who died during surrogate pregnancy is legal parent, court rules
Legal parenthood has been granted to an intended father who died before his surrogate-carried child was born...
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.
Genetic cause for testes developing in people with female chromosomes
A genetic reason for testicular tissue developing in people with female chromosomes has been identified...
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Film Review: The Easy Bit
'You just need to produce your sample in the pot.'...
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.
Book Review: The Better Half - On the genetic superiority of women
Dr Sharon Moalem's most recent book, The Better Half - On the genetic superiority of women, has a rather bold objective and that is to persuade you that woman are genetically superior to men...
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Volunteering for the Progress Educational Trust: reflections on ten years
by Daniel Malynn
A longstanding volunteer for the charity that publishes BioNews discusses his experiences in a series of short videos...
'Authorised to resume licensed treatments' following COVID-19 closure: what does this actually mean for a fertility clinic?
by Dr Rachel Gregoire
Since fertility centres have been allowed to apply to reopen following their temporary closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, many fertility clinics have been approved by the HFEA as 'authorised to resume licensed treatments'.