DNA damage from CRISPR 'seriously underestimated'
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing may cause greater genetic damage to cells than previously believed, according to a new study...
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing may cause greater genetic damage to cells than previously believed, according to a new study...
The time at which a sperm sample is produced may influence its quality, according to a new study...
by Jen Willows
Members of Israel's LGBT community went on strike on Sunday to protest new surrogacy laws that exclude gay fathers...
Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol, equivalent to two pints a week, has been linked to higher sperm quality than low alcohol consumption...
A UK judge has granted permission for a woman to have her dying husband's sperm harvested, to use in an attempt to conceive following his death...
Gene therapy has successfully treated a disorder in mice while still inside the womb, according to a study published in Nature Medicine...
In a new report, the UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics has concluded that the use of heritable genome editing 'could be ethically acceptable in some circumstances'...
by Cara Foley
'We're about to witness a miracle!' A lady in the throes of childbirth fills the screen, and with a long, drawn-out grunt of pain, baby Leo is born...
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Genome editing and human reproduction: The Nuffield Council on Bioethics' report
by Dr Peter Mills
Judging from the coverage of the latest Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, 'Genome Editing and Human Reproduction: Social and ethical issues', the subject of altering genetic inheritance in humans has become no less incandescent in recent years...