Concerted regulation of human genome editing technologies and their applications is still needed, was the consensus at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing...
Egg cells have been generated from male mouse cells and, once fertilised and implanted into female mice, have developed seemingly healthy, fertile offspring...
A technique commonly used to amplify minute quantities of DNA to allow genetic testing of early human embryos has been shown to be error-prone. Potentially harmful unintended mutations in genome-edited embryos were also found...
The number of children a person has may be influenced by their genome, according to an international study...
A genetic variant understood to have protected people against the Black Death, has been shown to also be protective against severe COVID-19, a study has found...
Gestational surrogates and women undergoing fertility treatments may have an increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia...
A heartfelt, eight-part series follows presenter, Alex Jones, as she trains as a fertility assistant at King's Fertility, London, over a six-month period...
This podcast, from the Genetics Society, investigates the effect of the improved level of engagement with science seen during the COVID pandemic on the general public...
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PET Podcast: When to Stop Storage – Improving Conversations About Unused Embryos
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the fourth episode of its podcast, PET looks at what happens to unused IVF embryos after fertility treatment is completed, with speakers Joanne Leitch, Anne Chien and Sharon Martin...
Obituary: Professor Brian Lieberman
by Professor Daniel Brison
Professor Daniel Brison recalls the life and work of Professor Brian Lieberman, who founded the world's first publicly-funded IVF unit in Manchester in 1982...