Automating reproduction is just over the horizon
IVF is expensive and few can afford it. So scientists and investors are working hard on new technologies which will automate the process. According to...
The mouse with two dads, no mum
Using stem cell technology, scientists in Japan have succeeded in breeding mice with two fathers and no mother. Katsuhiko Hayashi, of the University of Osaka,...
Mitochondrial donation: sold as a miracle, now it seems that it could CAUSE disease
One of the most controversial procedures in artificial reproduction is “three-parent IVF”. After acrimonious debates, it was legalised in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Australia....
American man says that he is both father and mother for his kids
This must be one of the most bizarre custody cases ever decided by an American court. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has refused to grant...
New world record for the longest frozen embryo – 30 years
Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway were conceived in April 1992 and were born in October 2022 in Portland, Oregon. They hold the record as the world’s...
Fertility watchdog wants to overhaul UK laws on embryos
The UK’s fertility regulator is seeking to liberalise techniques for manipulating human embryos in assisted reproduction and research. The Guardian describes its plans as “the...
The wisdom of Albert Tochilovsky, owner of Ukraine’s biggest surrogacy business
Since the Kyiv-based IVF clinic BioTexCom is the probably the largest surrogacy agency in the world, its owner’s thoughts about the future of assisted reproduction...
Another step forward towards artificial gametes
Have scientists moved a step closer to in vitro gametogenesis – creating human embryos from artificial eggs and sperm? In a paper published earlier this...
Is Singapore ready for mass production of eggs and sperm from stem cells?
Scientists have generated artificial lab-grown sperm and eggs from rats and mice, which have gone on to successfully produced healthy offspring, a procedure known as...
Singapore faces legal and ethical challenges with sperm and egg donation
In recent year, Singapore has seen increasing utilization of IVF and other new assisted reproductive technologies, similar to the trend in many developed countries worldwide....
Abortion after mix-up at New York IVF clinic
A Massachusetts couple has aborted a baby at 6 months and is suing their IVF clinic after discovering that the baby was not related to...
Three-parent embryo law passed in Australia
A bill authorising three-parent embryos sailed through the upper house of the Australian Parliament in late March after a fierce debate. “Maeve’s Law”, named after...