The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we are, from mediating all our interactions with…
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Longing for a baby? The IVF postcode lottery can have a high price
The cost of fertility treatment varies drastically across England with some people paying almost 30% more for IVF depending on where they live. New figures…
View More Longing for a baby? The IVF postcode lottery can have a high priceScientists call for review of UK’s 14-day rule on embryo research
Scientists are calling for a review of the 14-day rule on embryo research, saying that extending the limit could help uncover the causes of recurrent…
View More Scientists call for review of UK’s 14-day rule on embryo researchFirst UK baby born with DNA from three people: what happens next? – podcast
The pioneering IVF procedure known as mitochondrial donation therapy (MDT) could prevent children from being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof…
View More First UK baby born with DNA from three people: what happens next? – podcastDonor children could contact biological parents before 18 under new proposals
Children born via sperm or egg donation would not need to wait until adulthood to find out more about their biological parents, under proposed changes…
View More Donor children could contact biological parents before 18 under new proposalsHalf in UK back genome editing to prevent severe diseases
More than half the UK backs the idea of rewriting the DNA of human embryos to prevent severe or life-threatening diseases, according to a survey.…
View More Half in UK back genome editing to prevent severe diseases