Research presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in Seattle last week suggests that men ought to be as aware that their biological clocks are ticking as women are. A team of American scientists examined the sperm of 60 men with healthy sperm counts...
A survey conducted by the BBC has found that sperm donors in the UK would like to retain the right to donate anonymously. It also suggests that some donors would not continue to donate if anonymity was not guaranteed. The BBC asked 82 donors at three different sperm banks what...
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) will launch a consultation paper on sex selection this week. A leak has suggested that the document will ask whether choosing the sex of a baby for 'family balancing' or other purely social reasons should be allowed. The HFEA has not denied...
Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, US, have used stem cells to treat a form of brain cancer in mice. Their results showed that the stem cell treatment appeared to lengthen the survival rates of the mice and also seemed to completely wipe out the cancer in...
Gene therapy researchers in the US have unveiled a new technique that could cut down the risk of serious side effects associated with current methods. The team, based at Stanford University, California, say their new method delivers genes to specific locations within the chromosomes (bundles of genetic material) of the...
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Regulating sperm sorting
by Juliet Tizzard
One paper presented at last week's meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has caused a media ripple on this side of the Atlantic. The Genetics and IVF Institute in Virginia has helped to produce over 300 babies using its sperm sorting technique, which allows couples to choose the...