British MP blasts “three-parent embryos”
In a terse summary of objections to the practice of mitochondrial transfer to prevent serious diseases Sir Edward Leigh, a Conservative MP, told the House...
Lord Winston warns of unregulated IVF ‘jungle’
In a recent interview with the Independent Robert Winston warned of deception in the IVF market. Fertility companies, he believes, are exaggerating the effectiveness and...
HFEA finds mitochondrial transfer ‘not unsafe’
The peak UK IVF regulatory body has published its findings on the controversial new procedure known as mitochondrial replacement therapy. The peak UK IVF regulatory...
Is the UK too quick on the draw about 3-parent babies?
Two American bioethicists have questioned the haste with which the United Kingdom is seeking to legalise mitochondrial transfer Two American bioethicists have questioned the haste...
Nature backs mitochondrial transfer
The world’s most prestigious science journal, Nature, has thrown its weight behind the legalisation of “three-parent embryos”. The world’s most prestigious science journal, Nature, has...
Playing with fire
Hi there, One of America’s leading bioethicists, Thomas H. Murray, of The Hastings Center, has called for a national debate on so-called “mitochondrial transfer” (see...
“Mitochondrial transfer” is a misnomer: Stuart Newman
A leading US scientist has delivered a broadside at the scientific ignorance and spin involved in the debate. Both in the US and the UK,...
“Mitochondrial transfer” is dangerous: Maureen Condic
Some women are carriers of a genetic disease because of defective mitochondria. Replace hers with healthy mitochondria donated by a another woman. Result: a healthy...
US must debate “mitochondrial transfer”: Thomas H. Murray
The former head of the Hastings Centre for Bioethics has written a forceful opinion editorial in Science calling for “a nationwide conversation about current and...
UK to press ahead with 3-parent IVF babies
Chief Medical Officer announces the launch of a consultation. While the US Food and Drug Administration examines the possibility of allowing “three-parent embryos” to fight...
FDA to study “three-parent embryos”
Will it open the door to eugenics through genetic engineering? On February 25 and 26 the US Food and Drug Administration will discuss the possibility...
Stunning discovery creates ethical stem cells
Immersing cells in acid creates pluripotent stem cells? Who could believe that? But it could be the future. It’s the ultimate confirmation of the notion...