The UK Government has announced a deal to accelerate research into vaccines for cancer...
Fewer than one in 20 men who applied to become sperm donors in the USA and Denmark in 2018 and 2019, were accepted by a sperm bank, a recent study has shown...
Gene activity and protein identification has been revealed in organs and tumours to a high resolution using a novel method...
Sertoli cells, which are crucial to sperm formation, have been recreated in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, to help study the earliest stages of sex determination...
Cancer cells have been trained using CRISPR-based genome editing to find and eradicate deadly glioblastoma brain tumours in mice...
A 'cell atlas' map of gene expression in endometriosis has been created to help improve understanding and treatment of the condition...
The lifespan of genetically-modified roundworms can be extended by using light to power their mitochondria, a new study has revealed...
Elpida Fragouli reviews ITV's latest Celebrity Health Story, focusing on Nicola Adams' IVF journey with her female partner...
Petra Nordqvist and Lea Gillman's latest book 'Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception?' is reviewed by Susan Tranfield-Thomas teacher and founder member of Daisy Network...
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JBS Haldane and the birth of IVF
by Sandy Starr
100 years ago, JBS Haldane's 'Daedalus' – a lecture, subsequently a book – helped to pioneer the idea of IVF. In its public event '100 Years of Daedalus: The Birth of Assisted Reproductive Technology', PET will explore Haldane's legacy...