Work on synthetic human embryos to get code of practice in UK
Code will remove grey area around stem cell-based technology and ensure responsible research, say scientists
March 2024
Scientists move step closer to making IVF eggs from skin cells
Procedure could overcome common forms of infertility and help people have children who share their DNA
December 2023
Call to help UK IVF patients donate unused embryos after shortage hinders research
Scientists complain after ‘sheer waste’ of human embryos discarded despite patients’ wishes
September 2023
Sir Ian Wilmut obituary
Pioneering embryologist who led the team that created Dolly the cloned sheep
July 2023
Are human embryo models a cause for hope or alarm?
A recent breakthrough in the race to create ‘synthetic’ embryos has sparked criticism. But the findings could be valuable in understanding miscarriages and genetic disorders
June 2023
The Guardian view on stem cells and embryos: creating life’s likeness in a lab
Model embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancy
February 2023
Queensland moves to allow sperm donors to be identified by those conceived via donation
Recommendations supported by state government also include the establishment of a central donor register
December 2022
John Howard overrode George Pell’s objections to allow research using surplus IVF embryos
Cabinet papers 2002: PM lifted ban despite opposition of conservatives and religious leaders, including then Archbishop Pell
September 2021
Science Weekly
Egg-freezing just got more attractive – but is it worth it? – podcast
Egg-freezing – it’s expensive, invasive and often unsuccessful. But, with a new limit of 55-years when freezing for social reasons, could it be the chance some need to preserve their fertility?
Freezing your eggs may be getting easier, but it’s no simple fertility fix
Eleanor Morgan
The process still carries health risks, high costs and a low chance of success, says author Eleanor Morgan
‘You’re not geriatric at 35’: women on the eggs, embryos and sperm storage limit increase
Share your thoughts on the new extension plans for freezing embryos, eggs and sperm
People able to freeze embryos, sperm and eggs for up to 55 years
May 2021
Time 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 days
April 2021
Human cells grown in monkey embryos reignite ethics debate
Scientists confirm they have produced ‘chimera’ embryos from long-tailed macaques and humans
March 2021
Scientists form human cell clumps that act like early-stage embryos
Cultured stem cells turn into blastoid ‘balls’, like natural blastocysts after egg fertilisation
September 2020
Genome editing for heritable diseases not yet safe, report states
Scientists warn embryos that have had DNA edited should not be used in pregnancies
August 2019
First human-monkey chimera raises concern among scientists
Researchers reprogrammed human cells before injecting them in the monkey embryo
March 2019
Woman 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 age
