Skin cells from infertile men transformed into early-stage sperm
Skin tissue from infertile men has been converted into sperm cell precursors after their stem cells were transplanted into mice...
by Siobhan Chan
Skin tissue from infertile men has been converted into sperm cell precursors after their stem cells were transplanted into mice...
Geneticists claim to have developed a way of finding where in the world a person's DNA originated...
Research in the Gambia has found that different diets, coinciding with rainy and dry seasons, influence a baby's gene expression....
Researchers have transformed embryonic stem cells from a diabetic woman into insulin-producing beta cells, a study in Nature reports...
by James Brooks
A genetic variant carried by one in three people raises the risk of bowel cancer for people who eat a lot of processed meat, a study has found...
Heart cells derived from human embryonic stem cells are capable of regenerating damaged heart muscle in primates, a US study has found...
This journey through one woman's seven-year quest to conceive could be best described as a cross between Eat, Pray, Love and Bridget Jones’ Diary...
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Surrogacy: Perspectives from a commercial model
by Andrew Powell
I've always been interested in the law related to surrogacy. Through the Pegasus Scholarship Scheme founded by the Inner Temple, I obtained a placement at a law firm in Los Angeles that specialised in surrogacy and fertility law. I was keen to see how commercial surrogacy operates within a regulated paradigm...