Both natural human embryos and stem cell-based embryo models have been observed implanting in cultured models of the human endometrial lining...
A UK couple submitted a DNA test result which falsely showed a genetic link between the intended father and the child in their application for a parental order...
A five-year-old boy who was one of the first in the UK to receive gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy is now able to walk. Meanwhile, pop singer Jesy Nelson has called for the condition to be added to the newborn screening programme...
A detailed integrated map of the human genome's 3D structure over time shows how DNA structure is linked to gene activity...
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a donor does not automatically give up parental rights when providing sperm for 'at home' artificial insemination...
In 2021, Shaun Resnik was the first single man in Victoria to be approved to have a child through surrogacy – Eli. This podcast is an informal discussion with some of the parent figures in Eli's life looking at the possibilities of alternative family structures...
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Understanding human embryo implantation: A research breakthrough
by Professor Robin Lovell-Badge
Professor Robin Lovell-Badge – chair of trustees at PET – discusses three new studies exploring human embryo implantation, and argues that while the research represents an important breakthrough, it should not be misconstrued as a step toward ectogenesis...
FILM: Sarah Norcross on egg donation, egg freezing and IVF
by Sarah Norcross
In this Sky News interview, Sarah Norcross – director of PET (the Progress Educational Trust) – discusses the inquiry into egg donation and egg freezing currently being held by the Women and Equalities Committee of the House of Commons...