The 100,000 Genomes Project has been extended to Wales, with an initial 420 rare disease patients and patients' relatives set to have their whole genomes sequenced...
Scientists have successfully grown sheep embryos containing human cells, taking a step towards a method for growing human organs in animals for transplantation...
A corkscrew-like structure in the tip of sperm tails has been identified by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The structure could help sperm to swim in the right direction or enable them to swim rapidly...
A father's stress levels can affect the brain development of his offspring, new research has found...
Genome editing has been used to correct the mutation causing sickle cell disease in stem cells from the blood of patients...
A court in Thailand has awarded a Japanese man paternity rights over 13 children born through surrogacy, meaning that can now apply for custody of them...
Researchers have tested cancer drugs on lab-grown 'mini-tumours' and say the results mean that the most appropriate treatment for a patient with cancer could be given faster in future...
Surrogacy: Our Family's Journey is a personal account of author James Phillip's emotional journey from contemplating fatherhood, deciding to embark on a foreign surrogacy arrangement through to conception, pregnancy and eventually, birth and parenthood...
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Personal genetic testing and the implications for the donor conception community
by Debbie Kennett
2017 was the year that personal genetic testing took off in a big way...