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| Do we need to be perfect parents? |
| 03 February 2003 - by Juliet Tizzard |
| Sandra Lennon has a new baby. There's nothing so unusual about that, you might say. But Mrs Lennon is no ordinary mother: she is 57 years old and besides being a mother, she is a grandmother too. Talking to the weekend newspapers, various members of MrsLennon's family expressed concern...[Read More] |
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| Chromosome clue to longer life |
| 03 February 2003 - by BioNews |
| The length of your life could be related to the length of your telomeres - the segments of DNA that make up the ends of chromosomes. A new study suggests that people with shorter telomeres may die earlier than those with longer telomeres, either from an infectious disease or a heart...[Read More] |
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| No decision on anonymity for six months |
| 03 February 2003 - by BioNews |
| The UK Department of Health (DH) was expected to announce last week whether sperm donors are to lose their right to anonymity. Instead, Health Minister Hazel Blears announced at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) annual conference that a decision would not be made for another six months. Last...[Read More] |
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| US cloning news |
| 03 February 2003 - by BioNews |
| US lawmakers have resumed efforts to ban human cloning. Supporters of a ban on all forms of human cloning have re-introduced legislation that was passed last year in Congress but was stalled in the Senate. Opponents of the full ban have urged that only reproductive cloning be prohibited, but cloning...[Read More] |
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| IVF boy for 58-year old |
| 03 February 2003 - by BioNews |
| Sandra Lennon, a 58-year old woman, has become one of the UK's oldest woman to give birth following IVF treatment. She already has two children, aged 34 and 30, and four grandchildren. The fertility treatment took place at the private London Fertility Centre, under the supervision of Professor Ian...[Read More] |
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| Code of conduct for DIY gene tests |
| 03 February 2003 - by BioNews |
| The UK's human genetics advisory body is expected to endorse aself-regulating approach for companies selling over-the-counter genetic tests. The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) will be discussing its recent report on genetic tests sold directly to the public at its next meeting, to be held in London this Wednesday. The...[Read More] |
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