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| BPA-free plastics harm eggs and sperm in mice |
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| 17 September 2018 - by Dr Elizabeth Oliver |
| Plastics that do not contain bisphenol A (BPA) – a compound known to harm reproductive health – may not necessarily be any safer than those that do, experiments in mice have shown... [Read More] |
| Broad Institute wins key CRISPR patent battle |
| 17 September 2018 - by Jennifer Willows |
| A US appeal court judgment in favour of the Broad Institute may mark the close of the long-running dispute over the US patent for the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in animal and plant cells... [Read More] |
| Dead son's sperm used to create grandson without consent |
| 17 September 2018 - by Martha Henriques |
| An investigation has been launched looking into how an embryo was created from a deceased man's sperm without his consent. [Read More] |
| Battle-worn: Setting up a multi-centre, randomised, controlled trial in the UK |
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| 17 September 2018 - by Professor Roy Homburg and Dr Albert Opoku |
| Why has clinical evidence on IVF 'add-ons' not been forthcoming?... [Read More] |
| How do we make genomics everybody's business? |
| 10 September 2018 - by Alexander Ware |
| This Progress Educational Trust/Genomics England event concerned the imminent completion of the 100,000 Genomes Project, and the upcoming launch of the new national NHS Genomic Medicine Service... [Read More] |
| HFEA launches first National Fertility Patient Survey |
| 3 September 2018 - by Yuba Bessaoud |
| The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has today launched the first-ever National Fertility Patient Survey. The objective is to give the UK's fertility patients an unprecedented chance to have their say... [Read More] |
| Book Review: Towards a Professional Model of Surrogate Motherhood |
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| 10 September 2018 - by Dr Kirsty Horsey |
| What is a 'professional model' of surrogacy? The title of this book intrigued me before I had even turned a page... [Read More] |
| Radio Review: Biohacking – BBC Radio 4 |
| 10 September 2018 - by Alexander Ware |
| Recent programmes like Biohacking are what help Radio 4 maintain its place atop my ranking of BBC media outlets. I think I'd pay the license fee for it alone... [Read More] |
| Theatre Review: Egg – Edinburgh Fringe |
| 3 September 2018 - by Annabel Slater |
| An evocative and arresting sight hung suspended at the entrance to Egg. Sarah Bebe Holmes lay coiled inside a clear plastic bag of water, eyes closed, delicately moving her fists like a fetus in the womb... [Read More] |
