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Parents sue IVF clinic after birthing wrong baby
feature Mother says memory of birth ‘tainted by sick reality’ of having delivered child that was ‘not mine to keep’
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Bid to resurrect extinct Sumatran rhino using stem cells
Speed Read Scientists aim to create embryos to implant into a ‘closely related species’
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Coronavirus and women’s bodies: the new rules
In Depth The pandemic is changing the lives of females worldwide in unexpected ways
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Egg freezing: how does it work and how much does it cost?
In Depth Industry is one of the fastest-growing fertility trends in the UK
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Doctors perform first womb transplant from dead donor
Speed Read Woman in Brazil gives birth to a healthy baby using donated uterus
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World’s first genetically altered babies born in China
Speed Read If true, breakthrough ‘would be profound leap of science and ethics’ despite condemnation from medical profession
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How IVF is fuelling a UK adoption crisis
Speed Read Success of fertility treatment has seen adoption rates fall by almost two-thirds in forty years
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Why British women are opting for Danish sperm
In Depth New government data shows Scandinavian semen is top choice among women looking to get pregnant
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Woman to seek IVF with dead boyfriend’s sperm
Speed Read Ayla Cresswell given green light to seek IVF treatment following ‘landmark’ ruling
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China facing growing fertility crisis
Speed Read Ageing population prompted end of one-child policy – but birth rate remains stubbornly low
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Baby born from embryo one year younger than its mother
In Depth Emma Gibson, frozen in 1992, is thought to be the oldest embryo to be successfully implanted
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Licence granted to first three-person baby in UK
Speed Read Newcastle gets green light to use groundbreaking technology that can eliminate genetic disease
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World's first 'three-parent' baby born
Speed Read Controversial procedure combines the DNA of several people in one baby
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Human embryo breakthrough sparks fierce ethical debate
Speed Read Researchers keep lab-grown embryos alive for record-breaking 13 days, leading to calls for a change in the law
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