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Lab-grown sperm could let infertile men have gene-edited children

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Lab-grown sperm could let infertile men have gene-edited children

The first reliable way of isolating and growing sperm stem cells could lead to new fertility treatments, including correcting mutations that block sperm production

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Sperm swim up to 70 per cent faster when they have a lazy tail

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Sperm swim up to 70 per cent faster when they have a lazy tail

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woman and baby

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Hair sample tests may give women more accurate fertility predictions

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Delaying IVF by three months doesn't seem to affect success rates

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Delaying IVF by three months doesn't seem to affect success rates

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Sperm and egg

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Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others

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Pregnancy scan

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Babies are more likely to be conceived in autumn but we don’t know why

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AI is being used to select embryos for women undergoing IVF

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Baby being breastfed

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Pregnancy and breastfeeding linked to lower risk of early menopause

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Pregnant person in hospital

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Cell injections may restore fertility lost through cancer treatment

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Controversial DNA screening technique used for at least one pregnancy

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Controversial DNA screening technique used for at least one pregnancy

A company says at least one woman is pregnant after using a controversial DNA screening technique to analyse thousands of DNA variants in developing embryos

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Genetic screening of IVF embryos is unlikely to lead to smarter babies

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People in Science

Anne McLaren

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Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

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China’s two-child policy linked to 5 million extra babies in 18 months

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