Brain organoids reveal genetic mutations affect emergence of neurons in people with autism
Mutations in three autism-associated genes have been shown to affect the pace that certain types of neurons emerge in the developing brain...
by Tom Turner
Mutations in three autism-associated genes have been shown to affect the pace that certain types of neurons emerge in the developing brain...
by Farah Alam
Two patients who received CAR-T gene therapy over a decade ago are still in remission, the longest follow-up study of its kind has shown...
Cells in cervical smear test samples could be used as an indicator for breast and ovarian cancer, and show promise as tools for monitoring cancer risk...
At least 21 children of a doctor in the Netherlands who used his own sperm to treat fertility patients, have been discovered by an organisation that helps donor-conceived people trace their biological parents...
An Ohioan couple are suing a fertility clinic after results from an AncestryDNA test revealed that their daughter is not biologically related to her father...
Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, and on the 25th anniversary (Dollyversary?) this documentary by BBC Scotland tells the full story with never-before-seen archives...
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How donating sperm or eggs affects donors' own lives and relationships
by Hazel Burke and 2 others
Bringing sperm and egg donors, and their families, into conversations around donor conception is an important next step in supporting individuals, organisations and policymakers involved in conception using donated gametes...