The NHS has announced that it plans to begin testing laboratory-produced blood in healthy volunteers by 2017...
Residents of noisy and high-crime neighbourhoods are over a decade older biologically compared with those who live in low-crime areas, according to recent research...
A UK bioethicist has argued that 18-year-old men should consider freezing their sperm to reduce the risk of their children having genetic disorders...
An Illinois appeals court has reaffirmed a decision to grant a woman 'custody and control' of frozen embryos created with the sperm of her ex-boyfriend, despite his objections...
Poland's lower house of parliament has approved a bill that, for the first time, provides statutory regulation of IVF in the country...
Genome analysis software developed by the Broad Institute is now available in cloud form to users of Google's online genetic data storage services...
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The need for UK surrogacy law reform
by Rebecca Carr
Last month, in a judgment that was hailed as the first of its kind, High Court judge Ms Justice Russell ordered a mother to hand over her child to a gay couple...
Who's advising the government on human genetics?
by Dr Alice Maynard
I served on the Human Genetics Commission as a lay member from 2006 to 2012, and found exploring new developments in this area fascinating...