A chimeric monkey has been created using embryonic stem cells with two different sets of genes, a new study has demonstrated...
A new driver of ovarian development, contributing to sex-specific organ differences, has been identified...
A pioneering two-in-one surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes during a caesarean section, has been performed on four UK patients with genetic risk variants for ovarian cancer...
Osteoarthritis progression in mice is due to the loss of stem cells that produce cartilage in the joints, researchers have proposed...
An LGBTQ advocacy group in Japan has called on the Government to guarantee care for all pregnant women after a lesbian who obtained IVF abroad was denied routine care...
Increased mobile phone use has been linked to lower sperm concentration and total sperm count in a cohort of young men...
Luke's journey to discover his genetic ancestry is followed in this heartfelt documentary, revealing much more than he ever imagined possible...
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Why I worry (differently) about China's biobanks
by Professor Joy Zhang
The fast rise of the biobanking sector in China is discussed by Professor Joy Zhang, who has studied China's life science governance for twenty years...
Help PET restore calm after the storm
by Sarah Norcross
The office where PET (the Progress Educational Trust) publishes BioNews has been wrecked, and now we need your help...
Are human embryo models embryos?
by Dr Calum MacKellar
Dr Calum MacKellar discusses the biological, moral and legal status of stem-cell-based embryonic entities...
FILM: 100 Years of 'Daedalus' – The Birth of Assisted Reproductive Technology
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event marking the centenary of JBS Haldane's 'Daedalus', a lecture – subsequently a book – that pioneered the idea of in vitro fertilisation...