New genetic causes of inherited blindness have been discovered that may offer answers to families with unexplained vision loss...
A patient with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia has become the first adult to receive a pioneering cell therapy on the NHS...
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has been used in mice to investigate two key genes' roles in male fertility and sperm production...
A new genome editing approach has been shown to safely and efficiently remove the source of transthyretin amyloidosis in mice, demonstrating greater therapeutic opportunities for genome editing...
Sir James Munby, former President of the High Court Family Division, has died aged 77...
Hitler's DNA has been identified and sequenced for the first time. Senior science writer, Dr Matteo Cortese, reviews a BBC programme investigating what the DNA reveals about Hitler's heritage – discussing the technology at its core: polygenic scores...
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Fertility and the Workplace: Can Employers Help? Should They?
by Dr Zaina Mahmoud
PET's first event of 2026 explored what employers can and should do for employees who are receiving fertility treatment, or who are dealing with infertility...
Trump's fertility care initiative: A step forward or a missed opportunity?
by Dr Nicole Ulrich
'Practising fertility medicine in Louisiana, a state where our population has fewer resources and little to no insurance coverage for fertility treatment, I regularly see patients desperate to conceive but unable to afford the recommended treatment,' writes Dr Nicole Ulrich...
FILM: Mitochondrial Donation – Does It Work? What Next?
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event discussing the use of mitochondrial donation to avoid mitochondrial disease, with speakers including two of the pioneers whose work has resulted in the birth of eight UK babies with donated mitochondria...