Hope or hype? The chilling truth about freezing your eggs
Cryogenic egg-storage techniques have improved dramatically in recent years.But as one woman says, ‘If this is your Plan B, you’ll need a Plan C’Egg freezing, the process by which eggs are removed and...
View ArticleWould-be parents moving house to get free IVF on NHS
Doctor at hospital with UK’s largest sperm bank says discriminatory funding system behind relocationMany would-be parents are moving house in order to access free IVF on the NHS, sometimes saving...
View ArticleUK doctors select first women to have ‘three-person babies’
Two women carrying mutations that cause rare genetic disease to undergo radical therapyDoctors in Newcastle have been granted permission to create Britain’s first “three-person babies” for two women...
View ArticleBreakthrough as scientists grow sheep embryos containing human cells
Advance brings us closer to growing transplant organs inside animals or being able to genetically tailor compatible organs, say researchersGrowing human organs inside other animals has taken another...
View ArticleWhy two brains are better than one
A radical technique that makes mature cells act like stem cells is growing a mini brain from tissue I donated. One day it could produce whole organs for transplantLast week, I was told my other brain...
View ArticleSuper-smart designer babies could be on offer soon. But is that ethical? |...
Genetic selection for intelligence has hit the market – and proper regulation has become more critical than everIn his new book Blueprint, the psychologist Robert Plomin explains that it is now...
View ArticleFertility experts call for ditching of UK's 10-year limit on egg-freezing
Rule requiring destruction of eggs criticised as ‘arbitrary and arguably discriminatory’Fertility experts have urged the government to overturn “discriminatory” fertility rules that require women who...
View ArticleWoman in first legal challenge against UK's 10-year limit on egg-freezing
Fertility laws compel clinics to destroy frozen eggs after a decade, irrespective of a woman’s ageA woman who is fighting for her chance to start a family is bringing the first legal challenge in the...
View ArticleFirst human-monkey chimera raises concern among scientists
Researchers reprogrammed human cells before injecting them in the monkey embryoEfforts to create human-animal chimeras have rebooted an ethical debate after reports emerged that scientists have...
View ArticleGenome editing for heritable diseases not yet safe, report states
Scientists warn embryos that have had DNA edited should not be used in pregnanciesPowerful genome editing procedures that could prevent parents from passing on heritable diseases to their children are...
View ArticleScientists form human cell clumps that act like early-stage embryos
Cultured stem cells turn into blastoid ‘balls’, like natural blastocysts after egg fertilisationScientists have made clumps of human tissue that behave like early-stage embryos, a feat that promises to...
View ArticleHuman cells grown in monkey embryos reignite ethics debate
Scientists confirm they have produced ‘chimera’ embryos from long-tailed macaques and humansMonkey embryos containing human cells have been produced in a laboratory, a study has confirmed, spurring...
View ArticleTime limit on lab-grown human embryos is relaxed by experts
International body paves way for key research as it lifts ban on growing embryos beyond 14 daysThe ban on growing human embryos in the lab beyond 14 days has been relaxed by an international body of...
View ArticlePeople able to freeze embryos, sperm and eggs for up to 55 years
Ministers said the change from a 10-year limit was needed because of the trend towards later parenthoodPeople who want to start a family will be able to freeze their eggs, sperm and embryos for up to...
View ArticleShare your thoughts on the new extension plans for freezing embryos, eggs and...
We would like to hear your reaction to the existing 10-year-limit being extended up to 55 yearsThe 10-year storage limit for freezing embryos, eggs and sperm will be replaced with a right for...
View Article‘You’re not geriatric at 35’: women on the eggs, embryos and sperm storage...
The rise to a 55-year limit has been welcomed, but some have concerns about the impact on childrenThe 10-year storage limit for freezing embryos, eggs and sperm will be replaced with a right for...
View ArticleFreezing your eggs may be getting easier, but it’s no simple fertility fix |...
The UK’s 10-year storage limit is being scrapped, yet the process still carries health risks, high costs and a low chance of successEleven years ago, a gynaecologist told me my fallopian tubes were...
View ArticleEgg-freezing just got more attractive – but is it worth it? – podcast
Earlier this month the government announced it will extend the storage limit for those freezing their egg cells from 10 to 55 years. Over the past decade there has been a rapid growth in egg freezing,...
View ArticleJohn Howard overrode George Pell’s objections to allow research using surplus...
Cabinet papers 2002: PM lifted ban despite opposition of conservatives and religious leaders, including then Archbishop PellFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and...
View ArticleQueensland moves to allow sperm donors to be identified by those conceived...
Recommendations supported by state government also include the establishment of a central donor registerFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news...
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