Sperm change swimming patterns to find egg
Research has shed light on how the chemical environment of the fallopian tubes can influence how mammalian sperm swim towards the egg...
Research has shed light on how the chemical environment of the fallopian tubes can influence how mammalian sperm swim towards the egg...
Irritable bowel syndrome and mood and anxiety disorders are genetically linked, with brain-gut pathways playing a key role...
A Utah couple is suing their IVF clinic after discovering that sperm from another patient was used to conceive their son...
A California couple is suing a US fertility clinic for transferring the wrong embryo during IVF treatment...
Single women and members of the LGBTQ+ community will now be able to access IVF funded through Spain's public health care system...
A female same-sex couple is taking legal action over NHS IVF funding policies which they claim discriminate against LGBT+ families...
Whole genome sequencing of NHS patients with rare diseases can provide diagnoses that could lead to more personalised care or treatment and potentially save the NHS money, a study has shown...
Outcomes for child cancer patients could be dramatically improved by sequencing their genomes, a study has shown...
The rapid development of genomic technology over the last decade is apparent in many different areas of our lives...
BioNews, published by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), provides news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas.
Comment
A 'serious' threshold for genomic technologies – context counts!
by Marie-Christine Roy and 3 others
The determination of how 'serious' a condition is has direct and important implications for policy and clinical translation of existing and emerging genomic technologies...