Coronavirus transmitted to newborn through mother's placenta
Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 may pass on the disease-causing virus to their baby through the placenta, researchers in France suggest...
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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.
Embryos with abnormal cells may be common and result in IVF success
Errors in the genetic material of embryonic cells following IVF are more common and less damaging in normal human development than previously thought...
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.
Complete human chromosome sequenced for first time
A complete DNA sequence of the human X chromosome has been produced, the first time a human chromosome has been read in its entirety...
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).
Does 'junk DNA' play a role in stem cell differentiation?
A part of the human genome derived from viral RNA has been shown to play a major role in inducing stem cells to become neurons...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Human sperm cells grown in vitro as a potential step to treat male infertility
Scientists have made progress towards a reliable technique for treating male infertility...
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.
Saving lives with early breast and ovarian cancer screening
Screening all women over 30 for the most common breast and ovarian cancer causing mutations could prevent millions of cancer deaths worldwide, according to a new study...
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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.
Podcast Review: Genetic Shambles — COVID-19 experts Q&A
COVID-19 has made clear that we have not had enough of experts...
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More Trouble in Store?
by Ana Hallgarten
On 9 July 2020, the Progress Educational Trust hosted its first online event. It explained and discussed the recent change to UK law in regard to the storage of embryos and gametes...