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| FILM: What Should We Be Testing For in Sperm and Egg Donors? |
| 23 September 2020 - by BioNews |
| This film documents a Progress Educational Trust event about different ways of assessing the suitability of sperm and egg donors, including both traditional carrier screening and expanded carrier screening... [Read More] |
| Known Unknowns: The Pros, Cons and Consequences of Known Donation |
| 21 September 2020 - by Dr Yvonne Collins |
| Donor conception was the focus of the event Known Unknowns: The Pros, Cons and Consequences of Known Donation, held online by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), the charity that publishes BioNews, in partnership with the University of Manchester... [Read More] |
| Should people with criminal records be able to access assisted reproductive technology? The law in Victoria, Australia |
| 21 September 2020 - by Michelle de Souza |
| Until recently, people seeking fertility treatment in the state of Victoria, Australia had to undergo criminal record and child protection checks. If a criminal record check revealed that the woman, or her partner (if applicable), had been convicted of a sexual or violent offence, or a child protection order had been made and a child had been removed from the care of the woman or her partner, a presumption against treatment was triggered... [Read More] |
| Podcast Review: DNA Today – PGT for polygenic conditions |
| 21 September 2020 - by Dr Valerie Shaikly |
| In this episode of 'DNA Today's' series about infertility, certified genetic counsellor Jennifer Eccles, head of genetic counselling at Genomic Prediction, put her case for a new type of preimplantation genetic testing, called PGT-P... [Read More] |
| Podcast Review: Mapping Humanity – How modern genetics is changing criminal justice, personalised medicine, and our identities |
| 21 September 2020 - by Daniel Jacobson |
| Facilitating productive discussion between scientists, policymakers, and the public surrounding genetic technologies, and their applications, is more crucial than ever... [Read More] |
| Event Review: COVID-19 – Evidence and limitations of genetics in relation to BAME groups |
| 14 September 2020 - by Martha Roberts |
| I was aware of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in the UK but I did not know much about the causes... [Read More] |
