Human neurons have survived transplantation and integrated into the brains of young rats, building a new model to study human brain development...
Multipotent stem cells obtained from the placenta have been used to successfully treat spina bifida during fetal surgery...
Human and mouse brain cells grown in the lab have learned to play the tennis-like videogame, Pong...
A national genetic testing service to speed up diagnosis of children and babies in intensive care has been launched as part of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service...
A gene variant that can increase immunity to COVID-19 after vaccination, has been identified...
Parents of an Irish child born via international surrogacy are asking a court to recognise his mother as a legal parent...
Performance artist, Casey Jenkins, is seeking clarification from the Australia Council for the Arts over its decision to rescind funding for a controversial project involving livestreaming self-insemination during lockdown...
This Half of Us episode allows for a wide exploration of the problems arising from trans-racial donor conception and gives guests ample time to tell their stories...
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From AI to CRISPR: How Should Emerging Reproductive Technologies Be Regulated?
by Dr Antony Starza-Allen
This Progress Educational Trust event brought together a wide range of experts to discuss the regulation of such technologies from 'FemTech' to time-lapse imaging in fertility clinics – and, of course, genome editing...
Genomics in paediatric healthcare: the impact on child health and call for paediatrician involvement
by Dr Charlotte Douglas
Dr Charlotte Douglas, genomics project manager at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health discusses genomics in paediatric healthcare and is keen to hear from members that have an interest in genomics and related fields...