First UK birth from lab-grown egg
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In a UK first, a mother has given birth to twins using her own eggs matured in a laboratory.
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TOKYO -- A 60-year-old woman impregnated in the United States via in-vitro fertilization will become what is believed to be the oldest single mother in Japan to give birth from a donated egg, medical officials said Thursday.
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Leading scientists make final plea for the right to create the first animal-human embryos to help advance understanding of genetic diseases.
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Scientists in Britain claimed a first Tuesday, saying they have created a human embryo using DNA from one man and two women, which they say could help provide treatment for genetic diseases.
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The statement read: This is fantastic news. We are both absolutely delighted. We are planning to have the baby in Spain. The England captain and Real Madrid midfielder had revealed earlier this month that
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Mouse embryos created through a "virgin birth" process called parthenogenesis show that egg cells can be a source of valued embryonic stem cells, researchers said on Thursday.
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Scientists have identified the gene that controls a baby's first breath.
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Former cancer patient gives birth to healthy baby after doctors transplant ovarian tissue back into her body.
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British authorities decided Wednesday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells &#151; studies experts say are critical to unlocking treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases.
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Researchers find a receptor they believe keeps eggs in arrested development until ready for fertilisation.
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Italian researchers have achieved 13 human births using previously frozen eggs. It's encouraging for women who want to preserve their fertility, but efficiency is still low. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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32-year-old woman in Belgium has become the first woman ever to give birth after having ovarian tissue removed, frozen and then implanted back in her body, doctors are reporting.
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LONDON  - British parents with inherited forms of cancer have won the right to select embryos free from genes that might trigger the disease in future generations, The Times reported.
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U.S. scientists have discovered how mammalian eggs undergo maturation through an intricate process of asymmetric cell division.
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Britain&#39;s fertility regulator decided in principle Wednesday to allow scientists to create human-animal hybrid embryos for research purposes, as experts downplayed ethical concerns.
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Using a technique borrowed from in vitro fertilization, researchers have for the first time shown that it is possible to create new embryonic stem cell colonies without destroying human embryos. Corrected article
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WASHINGTON -- A procedure that encourages an egg to begin embryo development without being fertilized could suggest a new way to produce stem cells, at least for certain patients.