Nearly 200 children born from sperm of donor with cancer-causing mutation
Sperm from a donor who was unknowingly carrying a cancer-causing mutation has been used to conceive at least 197 children across Europe...
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Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Patients disease-free after base editing gene therapy for aggressive leukaemia
Eleven people with aggressive T-cell leukaemia have now received a 'base editing' therapy, with seven remaining in remission up to three years after treatment...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
UK couples sending embryo data to USA for PGT-P
Some UK patients are seeking preimplantation genetic testing involving polygenic scores, placing fertility clinics in an awkward position...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
CRISPR therapies show promise for sickle cell and thalassaemia in younger children
Data on the effectiveness and safety of Casgevy gene therapy in children aged five to 11 years has been reported...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Cancer DNA detected at low levels with CRISPR-based liquid biopsy
A new method for identifying small amounts of DNA from cancer cells in the blood may offer further opportunities for early cancer detection...
House of Lords gets two new clinican members
Professor Geeta Nargund, fertility specialist, and Professor Dame Clare Gerada, former president of the Royal College of General Practitioners, have been given peerages...
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Book and Radio Review: Fothermather
Xiaowei Long reviews a poetry pamphlet documenting Gail McConnell's experience of IVF, pregnancy, non-biological parenthood and the birth of a child, alongside an arts feature for BBC Radio 4…
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'Heroes deserve to go home': The need for genetics in wartime Ukraine
by Dr Maria Botcharova
While volunteering with nonprofit organisation Medical Life Lines Ukraine, which she co-directs, Dr Maria Botcharova visits a genetics lab in Kyiv and highlights the key issues faced there…
PET Podcast: Rare Metabolic Diseases – Advancing Understanding, Improving Outcomes
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 38th episode of its podcast, PET explores how to improve diagnosis, treatment and support for people affected by rare and inherited metabolic diseases...
FILM: Robert Edwards at 100 – Part 9
by BioNews
Following its series of eight talks celebrating the 100th birthday of the late IVF pioneer Professor Sir Robert Edwards, PET presents a concluding discussion chaired by Sarah Norcross, director of PET...