embryos
Scientists grow ‘complete’ models of human embryos in lab
The embryos were created without using sperm, eggs or a womb and could help gain insight into what causes birth defects or why miscarriages occur.
‘Synthetic’ human embryos created without eggs or sperm
The work falls outside current UK legislation and raises ethical and legal issues.
‘Synthetic’ human embryos created without eggs or sperm
The work falls outside current UK legislation and raises ethical and legal issues.
Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells
When implanted, these structures induced pregnancy signs in female macaques.
Study describes new ‘safe’ technique for producing babies of the desired sex
However, experts are concerned about the ethical implications of the findings.
‘Synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart grown from mouse stem cells’
The results could be used to guide repair and development of synthetic, or artificial, human organs for transplantation, experts suggest.
Clinics retrieving too many eggs from IVF patients, study suggests
How this impacts the health and emotional and financial well-being of patients is not known, researchers say.
Scrap 14-day limit on embryo testing, urges ethicist
Scientists have said the 14-day rule, endorsed in 1984, does not take account of newer medical advances.
Freezing embryos does not increase chances of pregnancy – study
IVF clinics should not have ‘freeze-all’ policies for women undergoing IVF, researchers said.
Cambridge University scientists create artificial embryo from stem cells
Ground-breaking research could transform understanding of early embryonic development, but raises ethical concerns.