Claims to cure autism with stem cells investigated by London police
The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations against a doctor offering stem cell therapy to cure autism in children in London...
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The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations against a doctor offering stem cell therapy to cure autism in children in London...
by Ryan Au
Canada is set to remove restrictions on gay and bisexual sperm donors from May 2024...
by Tom Turner
An Israeli strike on the largest fertility clinic in Gaza has destroyed thousands of embryos...
A leaked letter between government officials has highlighted national security concerns to UK health data, yet the UK Government has decided the genomics sector will not be designated as critical national infrastructure...
A New York appeals court has concluded that the accidental destruction of embryos in storage is negligence and not medical malpractice...
A young New York couple begin the tech-paved path to parenthood...
Dr Dan Jacobson finds this 'high-minded, critically-polarising, French, visually-stunning-yet-powerfully-moody exploration of human existence' bold, fascinating and more than occasionally unintelligible...
The scope for artificial intelligance to improve our understanding of, and application of, genomics is discussed in this latest G Word Podcast, from Genomics England...
The BBC's decision to focus on the way that private clinics promote egg freezing to prospective customers, highlighted many of the challenges women face…
As stem-cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) become increasingly complex, they also raise big questions – how do we define a human embryo, and what limits should be placed on SCBEM research?...
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All CommentMary Warnock at 100: The Architect of Embryo Law
by Dr Antony Starza-Allen
This PET event marked the 100th birthday of the late Baroness Mary Warnock: described as both a 'philosophical plumber' and 'queen of the quangos' ...
Baroness Mary Warnock's life, work and legacy
by Baroness Ruth Deech
Baroness Ruth Deech marks the 100th birthday of the late Baroness Mary Warnock, speaking at the latest PET event 'Mary Warnock at 100: The Architect of Embryo Law'...
Access to donor information overhauled in South Australia
by Professor Sonia Allan and 1 others
The South Australian parliament recently passed legislation which would allow for the retrospective release of donor information to donor-conceived people, and allow for exchange of information between donor conceived people and some relatives...
FILM: When to Stop Storage – Improving Conversations About Unused Embryos
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event about what happens to unused IVF embryos after fertility treatment is completed...
What happens when the watchdog blinks?
by Professor Dusko Ilic
The meticulous scrutiny of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of medical treatments and procedure by NICE is put into question by Professor Dusko Ilic when comparing the use of cryopreserved ovarian tissue and testicular tissue for restoration of fertility...