Four-stranded DNA structure interactions play role in ageing syndrome
A protein that is known to be affected in people with the rare ageing disease Cockayne syndrome, has been shown to interact with four-stranded DNA...
News
Woman needs High Court permission to use late husband's sperm
A widow must go to the High Court for permission to use her deceased husband's frozen sperm...
FANCI gene mutation more common in ovarian cancer patients
Mutations in the FANCI gene have been linked to risks of ovarian cancer for the first time...
Assisted reproduction and surrogacy bills passed by Indian Parliament
The Indian Parliament has approved two bills regulating fertility treatment and surrogacy practices in the country...
New CRISPR methods with potential for microbiome genome editing
Researchers have developed several new CRISPR techniques to modify the genomes of bacterial populations on a large scale...
Early male and female germ cells regulate their gene expression differently
Gene expression during early development of primordial germ cells is sex-specific...
Reviews
Film Review: Two
What is highlighted in the film 'Two', which premiered here at the 2021 UK Jewish Film Festival, is that if a lesbian couple would like to start a family, then extensive bureaucracy and significant medical expenses are necessary requirements...
Comment
The Role of the Regulator: UK Perspectives
by Professor Kirsty Horsey
The first session at the Progress Educational Trust's annual conference asked whether laws need to be changed, and if so how, in light of recent scientific innovations and changing views of what constitutes a family...
Fertility Across Jurisdictions: International Perspectives
by Dr Antony Starza-Allen
The European regulation of assisted reproductive technologies has troubled policymakers since people started travelling abroad for fertility treatment. The second session of the Progress Educational Trust's annual conference addressed this regulatory challenge with a discussion of highly topical and contentious subjects…