Watchdog faces questions about approval for &#39;designer baby&#39; tests
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SUZI LEATHER, chairwoman of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), is to be called before a House of Commons committee to explain her failure to consult
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Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, British warn experts.
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Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
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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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British scientists launched an  investigation on Monday into the feasibility of designing  medicines based on a patient's genetic make-up.
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A new non-invasive test that examines fetal DNA can pick up genetic abnormalities such as Down's syndrome, researchers said on Friday.
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A judge will decide the fate of a baby with a rare genetic disorder as a two-day hearing concludes at the High Court on Friday.
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Capping a months-long scientific and ethics review, British regulators said yesterday that they are prepared to allow the creation of embryos that are part human and part animal for use in medical experiments.
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A woman given permission for embryo screening treatment to save her son is carrying the UK's first "designer baby".
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Questions about the effectiveness and long-term safety of a testosterone patch designed to boost a woman's sex drive has federal regulators wondering whether to approve the product at all.
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Regulators are due to make a decision on whether to allow human-animal embryos to be used for research in the UK.
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The Royal Society, UK, is seeking submissions for its investigation into the potential for designing drug treatments based on a personâs genetic makeup.
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The doctor behind a controversial study linking a common children's vaccine to autism went before an investigative panel Monday probing misconduct allegations, including whether he took blood samples from children at a birthday party.
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Scientists move closer to a predictive test for the dangerous pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia.
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A health minister is to face a panel of MPs investigating whether the abortion time limit should be reduced.
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Regulation and oversight has not kept pace with the development of new genetic tests and efforts to sell them directly to consumers.
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has said it will allow doctors to screen test tube embryos for an inherited form of cancer.