Pepper’s Fertility Puzzle Solved: Gene Discovery Unlocks Hybrid Potential
Newswise — Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) systems have revolutionized hybrid seed production by eliminating the need for manual…
Babies made using three people’s DNA are free of hereditary disease
The babies were conceived via IVF ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Eight young children appear to have been protected from…
Two of my miracle triplets are slowly dying from dementia, aged 7… their sister’s heartbreaking question broke me
WHEN Pola Walotka asked ‘Mummy, will they get better?’ her mother Marta was forced to give her a…
How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?
“All hell will break loose, politically and morally, all over the world.” So said James Watson, the Nobel…
Mice with two fathers have their own offspring for the first time
Adult male mice that have two fathers and went on to have offspring of their own Yanchang Wei…
‘Doctor said I had testicular cancer, in my chest, and I was pregnant’
Anthony went to the doctor after repeatedly getting a cough and fever, and X-rays showed an unusual reason…
Non-Invasive Genetic Testing Boosts IVF Success Rates
As couples struggling with infertility embrace assisted reproductive technology such as In-Vitro Fertilisation to enable them to have…
My GP laughed and said ‘you DO know how old you are?’ when I shared my dream of having a baby – I was 44
WHEN Liberty Mills, 50 was told the news that she had a 0.7 per cent of conceiving, even…
Recessive Genes May Quietly Shape Health, Learning, and Fertility
Summary: Carriers of recessive gene mutations, long thought to be unaffected, may actually face subtle disadvantages, including more…
I spent £100k on IVF and regret every round – I only realise now I was doing it for all the wrong reasons
STARING at yet another negative pregnancy test, I felt nothing. There were no tears, no heartbreak. It was…