Transfer of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear genome occurs in one in every 4000 births...
Over 60 genes linked to Parkinson's disease have been identified using a new multidisciplinary approach...
A gene which is expressed more in women than men could offer a clue as to why women are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease...
Swedish geneticist Professor Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work that resulted in the sequencing of the entire ancient Neanderthal genome for the first time...
Lower sperm count, quality and motility in young men may be associated with their mothers' exposure to 'forever chemicals' in the first trimester of pregnancy...
Epigenetic changes to DNA can be inherited by multiple generations of offspring, new research has shown...
Inspired by Edith Wharton's 1922 novella The Old Maid, Pennyroyal is a new play which was performed at the Finsborough Theatre, London in the summer. Zaina Mahmoud reviews this new 'timeless' play...
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ICSI the game changer: 30 years after the first birth
by Professor André Van Steirteghem
Thirty years on from the birth of the first baby using intracytoplasmic sperm injection, one of the pioneers of the technique, Professor André van Steirteghem looks back on how far they have come...
Rewriting the Rules: Is it Time to Simplify Fertility and Embryo Law?
by Annabel Slater
PET's event 'Rewriting the Rules: Is it Time to Simplify Fertility and Embryo Law' asked whether the legislation which regulates IVF and fertility treatment is still fit for purpose, and how this legislation might be improved...