New advance in DNA base editing tools
Scientists have developed the genome editing technique known as 'base editing' to turn adenine-thymine base pairs back to guanine-cytosine...
News
Audit shows IVF postcode lottery in England has worsened
Access to IVF in England has worsened considerably over the last five years, according to data obtained by Fertility Fairness...
US fertility doctor accused of using own sperm changes plea
A retired US fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm to inseminate patients at his clinic will plead guilty to misleading investigators...
NHS will fund gene therapy for bubble boy syndrome
NICE has approved a gene therapy for children with a rare disorder that leaves them with no functioning immune system...
Broad Institute responds to Berkeley CRISPR patent appeal
The Broad Institute has filed arguments ahead of the upcoming CRISPR patent appeal hearing...
Seventy-two new gene targets for breast cancer found
Two studies have discovered 72 new genetic variants associated with the risk of developing breast cancer...
RNA editing tools could create new disease therapies
A new molecular tool to change individual letters in an RNA sequence may open up new possibilities for gene therapy...
Reviews
Event Review: Manchester Science Festival - Reproduction 2.0
Almost forty years have passed since the 1978 birth of Louise Brown — the first IVF baby — launched a revolution in reproductive medicine resulting in over 250,000 births in th
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Life after death - a woman's victory in having her deceased husband's children
by Professor Eric Blyth
A public event held on 24 October 2017 at the University of Sheffield by the Progress Educational Trust...