Egg cells have been created from human skin cell DNA, which have then been fertilised with sperm to create embryos...
Autism diagnosed early in life has different characteristics and genetic influences from later-diagnosed cases, new research suggests...
Paternal environmental factors, such as diet and gut microbiome, may impact early embryonic development in offspring...
Two investigational Parkinson's disease therapeutics – a stem cell-based therapy and a gene therapy – have both advanced into late clinical development...
A new algorithm-based surveillance test for ovarian cancer is being offered on the NHS to women carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations...
In this podcast, Tomasz Grybek discusses his family's personal experience of the rare genetic condition metachromatic leukodystrophy, focusing on the struggle to access treatment, and his journey to becoming a patient representative on the EMA Paediatric Committee...
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The stamp of approval: IVF, vaccines and penicillin
by Dr Kamal Ahuja and 1 others
A 1999 set of stamps ranked IVF alongside vaccination, penicillin and nursing care as some of the greatest achievments in medicine. Dr Kamal Ahuja and Kaj Rydman reflect on IVF's place in 'the pantheon of public good'...
Complexity without ethics: Why integration matters for embryo models
by Dr Hafez Ismaïli M'hamdi
Dr Hafez Ismaïli M'hamdi – from the department of health, ethics and society at Maastricht University, the Netherlands – argues that distinction between integrated and non-integrated embryo models still matters…
PET Podcast: Robert Edwards at 100 – Remembering an IVF Visionary
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 35th episode of its podcast, PET marks the 100th birthday of the late IVF pioneer Professor Sir Robert Edwards, with guests drawn from his family, his colleagues, his students, the people he helped, and experts on his life and legacy...