human eggs

Breakthrough: In a world's first, human eggs grown to maturity in lab

The technique holds promise specifically for women who have to go through sterilizing treatments such as chemotherapy.

Feb 09, 2018, 13:16 PM IST

UK gives go-ahead to three-parent fertilisation to avoid incurable inherited diseases

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority gave the green light to the treatment using DNA from three progenitors (two women, one man) to prevent children being born with deadly genetic illnesses, EFE news reported.

Dec 16, 2016, 08:29 AM IST