Synergistic evidence from two studies published in Nature this week have updated our understanding of the human genome...
Small RNA molecules in sperm are important for embryo development and may act as biomarkers for sperm and embryo quality, a new study has shown...
Patients will have faster access to personalised medical therapies under new UK legislation...
A gene involved in how the body absorbs and uses vitamin D has been found to influence essential pathways related to cellular metabolism and cancer growth...
Direct-to-consumer fertility tests may provide users with access to information about their reproductive health without visiting a doctor, but new research has raised concerns about their safety and accuracy...
The UK parliament has heard a proposal to extend the fertility regulator's powers to include regulation of online service providers...
Set in the Middle East, this TV drama follows the journey of three characters involved in a surrogacy arrangement, and 'is rooted in real societal pressures and ethical dilemmas', writes Bitoul Zidan...
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40 Years of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act: What Next for Surrogacy?
by Megan Freeman
Expert speakers from a range of backgrounds explored how modern surrogacy has changed over the last 40 years, and the implications for UK regulation, in this latest PET event...
The third parent
by Professor Rachel Bowlby
Following the news that healthy children have been born in the UK following mitochondrial donation IVF, Professor Rachel Bowlby explains why so-called 'three-parent babies' are nothing new...
Donor anonymity and frozen embryos in France
by Dr Anne Le Goff
Dr Anne Le Goff explains how a french law removing domor anonymity nearly resulted in the destruction of thousands of frozen embryos...