Canada judge rules frozen embryo is 'property' in landmark case
An Ontario Court has awarded a former couple's frozen embryo to the wife, who wishes to use it to try to establish a pregnancy, in the first case to denote an embryo as 'property'...
by Jen Willows
An Ontario Court has awarded a former couple's frozen embryo to the wife, who wishes to use it to try to establish a pregnancy, in the first case to denote an embryo as 'property'...
A team of scientists has successfully transplanted bioengineered lungs into pigs, paving the way for lab-grown organs in humans...
Australian researchers have developed a new kind of anti-cancer drug, which halted cancer cells in their tracks in mice...
by Jen Willows
An Ohio couple are continuing their legal fight to have their lost embryos declared to have the same legal status as people...
The key enzyme used in CRISPR genome editing has competition...
A woman with two wombs has given birth to twins in an event described as a one in 500 million pregnancy...
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial has been announced, which will use induced pluripotent stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease patients...
Forty years ago last month, the first IVF baby came screaming into the world, after ten long years of pioneering medical trials...
'A choice without a choice: surrogacy or prostitution.' This statement from doctor Olga Gajovic, a Ukrainian feminist and activist, to me is probably the most memorable piece of the Boston Calling episode 'Baby guaranteed' on BBC World Service...
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FILM: With Great Genomic Data Comes Great Responsibility
by BioNews
This film documents the Progress Educational Trust/Genomics England event 'With Great Genomic Data Comes Great Responsibility', which formed part of the Genomics Conversation...
Why it's time to define serious and significant genetic conditions
by Dr Mair Crouch
Rapid advances in the field of genetics give one a sense of needing to address the issue of what constitutes a 'serious and significant' genetic condition and to seek a broad definition. I will endeavour here to outline some scenarios to illustrate how a