NHS to fund 'saviour sibling' treatment
A second UK couple are hoping to use PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) to conceive an IVF baby free from beta thalassaemia, who will also be able to provide cord blood to treat a sibling with the incurable blood disorder. The IVF treatment will carried out at the private Centre for...
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Happy birthday BioNews
by Juliet Tizzard
Today is BioNews' fifth birthday and its 250th issue. Since we launched in 1999, the worlds of reproductive medicine, stem cell research and human genetics have given us plenty to write about. In fertility research and treatment, work to restore the fertility of cancer patients has moved on tremendously. A...