Changes to US abortion law could have wide-ranging impacts on fertility treatment including IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis...
Every single human gene has been linked to its function by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who have made the comprehensive gene-function map freely available to the scientific community...
New research using brain organoids suggests that stem cell senescence, where cells are halted in a suspended state, is responsible for the fetal brain changes caused by sodium valproate...
Following the finding that monkeypox virus particles can be present in the semen of infected individuals, the World Health Organisation is now exploring the possibility that the virus could be sexually transmissible...
Womb transplants are a safe and efficacious method for treating infertility, according to the first ever prospective study of uterine transplantation from living donors...
Variants in three genes have been linked to an increased risk of a woman creating aneuploid embryos while undergoing IVF and used to create a risk score using machine learning...
For the first time, Australian women will be able to receive up to $2000 to cover fertility treatment as part of the New South Wales government initiative in Australia...
'I walk around, and I could be related to anyone' says Jacoba Ballard, a donor-conceived adult, of her neighbourhood in Indianapolis...
The BBC's CrowdScience podcast calls on listeners to ask the scientific questions they've always wanted answered, from medicine, to the Earth and beyond. In the latest episode of the series, host Caroline Steel delves into the world of genome editing, from success stories in the clinic, to the pragmatic ethical concerns...
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The problems with lifting donor anonymity earlier
by Dr Sue Avery
A possible review of the law relating to donor anonymity has been proposed by HFEA chief executive Peter Thompson...
An adaptive act: How should human fertilisation and embryology legislation respond to scientific and technological change?
by Julian Hitchcock
How responsive is the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act to the pace of social and technological change? In this comment, Julian Hitchcock contemplates revision of the Act, and how might we optimise its responsiveness to clinical need while upholding standards...