A UK woman who travelled to Spain to conceive a female child has given birth to twin baby girls. Nicola Chenery underwent IVF treatment with genetic testing, to determine the gender of the resulting embryos. The twin girls were born last Saturday, according to a report in the Mail on...
Over 500 delegates attended a conference on embryo stem cell research held in Singapore last week. The country has become a focus for scientists hoping to develop new disease treatments using stem cells derived from early embryos. Such cells are the body's 'master cells': capable, under the right conditions, of...
Starting with embryo stem (ES) cells, US scientists have managed to grow inner ear cells in the laboratory: a development that could mean new treatments for age and damage-related hearing problems. Stem cells present in early embryos are 'master cells', which, under the right conditions, are capable of growing into...
Couples with fertility problems are more likely to have premature babies, low birth weight babies and a Caesarean birth, according to a new study based on a registry of 56,000 births. The increased risks apply to couples who eventually conceive naturally, as well as those who undergo fertility treatment. The...
Having stumbled in its passage through parliament earlier this month, Canada's long awaited legislation on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and related matters has finally been passed by the Canadian House of Commons. Bill C-13, entitled 'an Act respecting assisted human reproduction', was first introduced to the Canadian parliament in...
Natallie Evans, one of two British women currently prevented from using embryos kept in frozen storage by the withdrawal of consent by ex-partners, has announced that she will take her case to the Court of Appeal. The UK High Court ruled a month ago against Natallie Evans and Lorraine Hadley...
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Chosen children: better or worse off?
by Juliet Tizzard
This week, a British woman announced the birth of twin girls after sex selection. Nicola Chenery had the treatment in Spain after she was told that embryo screening in order to select the sex of her prospective children would be illegal in the United Kingdom. At the time that Ms...