Stem-cell-based embryo models used to study human twinning
Embryo models generated from human stem cells have provided insights into how identical twins develop...
Embryo models generated from human stem cells have provided insights into how identical twins develop...
The Vatican has published a document arguing surrogacy infringes on the right of a child to be created with dignity, and this takes precedence over an individual's desire for a family...
by Dr Ellissa Baskind and 1 others
The most northerly fertility clinic offering NHS funded PGT-M and PGT-SR in England is in Nottingham. This means there are now around 100 patients residing in the north of England who are unable to access the NHS fertility services they need locally to avoid transmitting a genetic condition to their children…
Should jurisdictions strive to find a way to protect IVF, while acknowledging the moral status of the embryo?..
by Dr Helena Carley and 4 others
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
Michigan legislators are taking steps to protect IVF and overturn a ban on commercial surrogacy...
Two fertility clinic staff in Israel have been arrested over the transfer of embryos imported from Georgia, carrying a haemophilia B variant...
A BBC documentary about social egg freezing has accused the UK fertility sector of misleading advertising....
by Ochuko Oyeye
This PET event looked at the ways that trauma can affect a patient's experience of treatment, and explored the ways that professionals who work with them can handle this...
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