Scientists say they have identified a gene that could explain why some people appear to look younger than they are...
A woman is suing a sperm bank in the USA for the second time, alleging that it provided sperm from the wrong donor...
Spanish scientists say they have created rudimentary sperm-like cells from skin and bone marrow cells taken from adult males...
Researchers have created a sperm-binding 'fake egg' that could be used to either select the best sperm for fertility treatment or for contraception...
A trial of gene therapy for choroideremia, a rare form of inherited blindness, has partially restored the vision of several patients...
A study has identified two gene variants that increase the likelihood of a woman having twins and could explain why twins appears to run in families...
Oliver James's new book shows little understanding of genetics, instead offering a media-friendly caricature of 'one gene = one trait', while focusing solely on parenting styles to explain human behaviour...
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Reassurance for mothers over mosaic aneuploidy in CVS
by Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz
Although our recent findings on the fate of aneuploid cells in mosaic embryos have indeed been somewhat misrepresented in the press, our findings may still constitute a strand of hope for mothers who have had early test results showing mosaic aneuploidy...
How personal genomics spells the end of donor anonymity
by Professor Joyce Harper and 2 others
With the rise of consumer genetic testing, it is now possible for people to accidentally discover that they were conceived using donor eggs or sperm and for donors who thought they were anonymous to be traced by their offspring...
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