One round of chemotherapy doesn't affect sperm count
Men can safely undergo one round of chemotherapy or radiotherapy for early-stage testicular germ-cell cancer without any negative impact on sperm quality, a new study has found...
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Genetic link to 'happy marriage' discovered
US researchers have identified a genetic association with feelings of happiness and security within a marriage...
China drafts new regulations on 'high risk' biomedical technologies
The Chinese government has announced new regulations on genomic technologies in response to a Chinese scientist's claim to have created genome edited babies...
Extremely rare semi-identical twins identified for second time
The birth of extremely rare semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins has been reported in Brisbane, Australia...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
CRISPR base-editing linked to off-target effects
Two new studies suggest that a form of CRISPR base editing is more error-prone than previously thought...
Reviews
Video Review: 'Your Fertility Matters' — Fertility Education Initiative
'Your Fertility Matters' is a short public education film by the Fertility Education Initiative, a special interest group of the British Fertility Society. This animation is aimed at 'young people who may have been told how NOT to get pregnant but will li
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Why a two-tier system for genomic testing is a bad idea
by Jayne Spink
In January, Matt Hancock, secretary of state for health and social care, revealed that Genomics England planned to develop a direct-to-consumer service for whole-genome sequencing, with provision for customers to donate their data for research purposes.
The place of fertility education in UK schools
by Professor Adam Balen
Last month, the draft statutory guidance on sex education (now known as Relationship and Sex Education and health education for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams and teachers) was presented to UK government