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| 3D sperm imaging could improve ICSI |
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| 18 May 2020 - by Javier Bautista |
| A new three dimensional (3D) imaging method can identify sperm moving at high speed and may help select the best sperm for use in assisted conception... [Read More] |
| Critical window for re-infection with HIV after stem cell transplantation |
| 18 May 2020 - by Dr Molly Godfrey |
| New research, in HIV positive patients being treated for blood cancer, has identified a critical time window after donor transplantation, during which the expanding donor cells are particularly vulnerable to being infected with HIV. [Read More] |
| First epigenetic study in 3D human cancer cells |
| 18 May 2020 - by Charlott Repschlager |
| Researchers have, for the first time, characterised the epigenetic profile of tumour organoids and made their results available in public databases... [Read More] |
| COVID-19 and reproduction: ESHRE COVID-19 working group update |
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| 18 May 2020 - by Dr Anna Veiga |
| The ESHRE working group on COVID-19 was constituted in early March as a group of ART experts working to investigate and offer updates on the possible consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic upon human reproduction and fertility in general... [Read More] |
| Genomics in an age of COVID-19 |
| 18 May 2020 - by Chris Wigley |
| COVID-19 has caused unprecedented levels of damage and disruption to the global population and economy, with no current cure or vaccine to prevent it. But, five months after the virus began to spread, there are still many questions that need to be answered... [Read More] |
| Reflections of a fertility doctor through the COVID-19 crisis |
| 18 May 2020 - by Professor Adam Balen |
| The COVID-19 pandemic has brought huge challenges to our health service and to society as a whole. This has made me reflect on what it has meant to the fertility sector in the UK, the way we have responded and changes for the future... [Read More] |
| Podcast Review: The Genetics Podcast - Patient powered research networks |
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| 18 May 2020 - by Mikey Lebrett |
| In decades past, the great institutions of research and academia were often perceived as impenetrable fortresses, with their activities taking place behind closed doors.... [Read More] |
| Radio Review: BBC Sounds - Can I trust DNA ancestry tests? |
| 11 May 2020 - by Isobel Steer |
| 'I just took a DNA test', sings Lizzo on her 2017 hit single 'Truth Hurts'... [Read More] |
| TV Review: The Nest (BBC) |
| 4 May 2020 - by Susan Tranfield-Thomas |
| The word 'nest' has several connotations – vipers, cuckoos, supernatural entities – so many malevolent associations pop into my head. A 'nest' in a gothic context is anything but a place of safety, so I settled down to watch BBC One's 'The Nest' ready to give my overactive imagination some exercise with gloomy nursery images of spooky rocking horses and dolls... [Read More] |