Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in human embryos may introduce 'on-target' errors...
A new potential drug target for treating some types of colorectal cancers has been identified...
Newborns conceived via IVF appear to have lower levels of DNA methylation at certain regions of DNA, when compared to newborns conceived without IVF...
The three-dimensional structure of the human endometrium has been discovered, which could lead to greater insights into infertility, embryo implantation, and endometrium-related diseases...
Reversible genome-wide epigenetic editing may be possible with a new approach using cellular memory to silence gene expression...
Monkey embryos containing human stem cells have been grown successfully for the first time...
A twin study has revealed that obesity causes the dysfunction of mitochondria which triggers inflammation, particularly in fat tissue...
Researchers have identified a sperm count threshold which optimises the chance of intrauterine insemination resulting in pregnancy...
'Would you get pregnant for someone else and then agree to give the baby away?' The Surrogates narrator Anna Krippa asked the audience...
As we all spent our second Easter in lockdown in the UK, it was hard to think of all the time we had been unable to spend with extended family over the past year. But in today's world, what makes a family? ...
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FILM: Researchers create monkey/human chimeric embryos
by BioNews
The director of the Progress Educational Trust is interviewed by 5 News about embryos containing material from both monkeys and humans...
Making embryos: a new way?
by Professor Roger Sturmey
Recently there have been some phenomenal reports describing the ability to generate human embryo-like entities directly from stem cells, circumventing the need for eggs and sperm...
The Special Status of Mary Warnock: From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research
by Ana Hallgarten
The latest online event held by the Progress Educational Trust (PET) was 'The Special Status of Mary Warnock: From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research'...