The family of Henrietta Lacks has reached a settlement with the biotechnology company that profited from her cells...
Swiss scientists have engineered human cells to respond to an electrical current, which could pave the way for the development of wearable medical devices...
Women with a history of infertility are more likely to experience more severe menopausal symptoms, particularly depression, irritability and sleep problems...
A genetic variant found in people of African ancestry may help explain naturally occurring lower viral loads of HIV-1...
A move by the Israeli Health Ministry to stop a further Assuta clinic in Tel Aviv from accepting any new fertility patients, has come under criticism by doctors...
Key gene variants linked to running success have been identified in a small study on previously untrained participants...
The slow newsroom at Tortoise brings us a podcast about Spanish celebrity Ana Obregón, who, at the age of 68, had a child via surrogate, using a donor egg and the sperm of her deceased son...
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Unregulated sperm donation – not that bad?
by Professor Guido Pennings
Accessing sperm donors outside of regulated banks and clinics could improve reproductive autonomy for both donors and recipients, argues Professor Guido Pennings...
Undertaking a public dialogue on early human embryo research
by Naomi Clements-Brod and 1 others
Naomi Clements-Brod and Dr Michael Norman reflect on a public dialogue on the 14-day rule for embryo research in the UK...