A type of premature puberty known as central precocious puberty is caused by mutations in a gene inherited from fathers, according to a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA...
A woman has been removed as the legal parent of twins born following fertility treatment with her former partner, who is the children's genetic mother, after the clinic failed to obtain adequate consent....
The Irish Government is to appeal a recent court ruling that allowed the genetic mother of twins born to a surrogate to be listed as their legal mother on their birth certificates...
A test using only a blood sample taken from a pregnant woman is more reliable than current checks in indicating the likelihood of Down's syndrome, say researchers...
A large, complex gene network in people with autism has been identified by researchers at the University of Oxford...
An Ohio Archdiocese has been ordered to pay US $171,000 in damages to a teacher who was fired after becoming pregnant by artificial insemination....
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the police are allowed to collect DNA from people they arrest...
Leading international healthcare, research, funding, and technology organisations will work together in a non-profit alliance to enable large-scale sharing of genetic data...
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High Court parenthood decision should drive compliance in clinics
by Richard Perrins
The High Court's recent ruling that a lesbian non-birth mother is not a legal parent should remind fertility clinics that they must be fully compliant with the HFE Act 2008...