Study estimates cost of uterine transplant
A human uterus transplant is estimated to have a total cost of €74,564 on average, according to a new study from Sweden...
News
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.
Human DNA shed into the air is collected and sequenced
Mammalian DNA can be collected from the air and sequenced with species-level resolution, a study has shown for first time...
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 cell transplants reduce relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children
Stem cell transplants may significantly reduce their chances of relapse in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who received CAR-T cell therapy...
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.
CRISPR gene therapy for sickle cell disease approved by the FDA
A clinical trial for a new gene therapy approach to treat sickle cell disease has been approved to proceed by the US Food and Drug Administration...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Y-chromosome-linked infertility discovered
The largest study to date into unexplained infertility in men has been conducted by UK and Estonian researchers...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Early menopausal women could have ovarian function restored
Women experiencing early-stage menopause had their menstrual cycle restored after receiving ovarian injections of platelet-rich plasma and gonadotrophins, according to a Taiwanese study, with one woman becoming pregnant after IVF...
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.
Genome editing 'toolkit' to speed up gene therapy development
A genome editing consortium funded by the US National Institutes of Health has unveiled plans to develop a new genome editing 'toolkit' to accelerate the development of gene therapies...
Reviews
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.
TV Review: DNA Family Secrets
As a human geneticist I've always been interested in anything DNA-related, whether this is a book, research paper, film, or documentary. I never expected, however, that DNA would be the focus of a semi-documentary/semi-intellectual reality TV show, hosted by Stacey Dooley...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Radio Review: Inside Science — Human embryo research and ethics
Should research on human embryos be permitted beyond 14 days?...
Comment
Ectogenesis: ethical challenges in creating artificial wombs
by Professor John Loike
Three new reports in Nature illuminate the potential to transform artificial wombs from a laboratory tool into a procedure to grow and maintain a human embryo from fertilisation until birth...
How should mitochondrial donation operate in Australia?
by Dr Julian Koplin
Australia is on the cusp of legalising mitochondrial donation...
FILM: The Business of Egg Freezing — From Bluster to Best Practice
by BioNews
This film documents a Progress Educational Trust event about how egg freezing relates to patient interests and business interests...