Patent laws could be used to restrict the use of genome editing technologies from being used to change the germline...
The first human 'lung-in-a-dish' model, known as a lung organoid, representing all lung cell types and allowing replication of SARS-CoV-2 infection has been produced...
Reconciling the need to share genomic data to improve public health with General Data Protection Regulation legislation is complex, an abstract presented at the European Human Genetics Conference 2021 in August has shown...
Researchers have successfully decoded the human embryogenesis process by tracking somatic mutations in adult tissues.
A new anti-cholesterol injection has been accepted for use on the NHS, and may soon be available to patients in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes...
A mechanism for boosting the activity of a DNA repair protein involved in Huntington's disease has been discovered, creating a potential treatment avenue...
The UK government has announced that the ten-year limit on keeping frozen eggs, sperm and embryos will be scrapped...
When my wife and I found out we were going to become mums to twin girls, one of our first conversations was about how we would teach them about the miracle of life...
DNA seems to have a celebrity-like status within the public media sphere. It is used to catch the 'bad guys', resolve paternity disputes and tell you what medical conditions you are predisposed to...
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After our campaign, egg storage law comes out of the cold
by Sarah Norcross
We at the Progress Educational Trust are delighted that our #ExtendTheLimit campaign, to extend the ten-year storage limit for eggs frozen for non-medical or 'social' reasons, has succeeded – insofar as it now has Government backing...
Apps for patients undergoing fertility treatment promoted with unsupported claims
by Professor Ying Cheong and 1 others
There is currently a proliferation of mobile health apps in the women's health and fertility sectors…