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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 7h

And the winners are... The winners of the 2026 Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Prize are: 1st - Katherina Stock, 2nd - Dr Kate Sheridan Clay, 3rd - Guy Davies You can read the winning articles in an upcoming special edition of BioNews. www.progress.org.uk/sign-up/ #BioNewsPrize

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 10h

Anthony Ryb draws upon his experience as a fertility counsellor when reflecting on Pip Reilly’s book Read for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/book-review-... #MaleInfertility #Infertility #FertilityConselling #FertilityTreatment #FertilityClinics #Urologists #Andrologists

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Comment: ‘Age limits for fertility patients – a medical or societal matter?’. Dr Andrea Martani discusses age limits for IVF in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/age-limits-f... #AgeLimits #IVF #FertilityClinics #Regulation #Legislation #FertilityTreatment #Parenthood #IVFAgeLimits

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Professor Anna Smajdor argues that society’s interest in reproduction must be balanced with the rights of those whose bodies make gestation possible. Read more for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/a-seven-poin... #GestationalJustice #Reproduction #bioethics #Pregnancy #BirthRate

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Scientists have visualised DNA molecules locking together for the first time, providing new insight into how they overcome their negative charges to pair up. Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️ www.progress.org.uk/dna-double-h... #DNA #DoubleHelix #DNAInteractions #Genetics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Researchers at Stanford University, California, have used mouse genetics alongside human pluripotent stem cells to show that the brain develops from two separate cell populations. Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️ www.progress.org.uk/human-brain-... #Neuroscience #HumanPluripotentStemCells

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A new study published in Science has used a single-cell approaches to show that alterations in the 3D architecture of the genome are tied to changes in gene activity in Alzheimer's disease. Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️ www.progress.org.uk/mapping-dna-... #AlzheimersDisease #DNAMapping

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A Florida couple are suing a fertility clinic after genetic analyses revealed that their daughter is not biologically related to her father. Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️ www.progress.org.uk/following-bi... #Law #Lawsuit #USA #FertilityClinics #FertilityTreatment #Reproduction #IVF

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

COMMENT: ‘Giving more choices to survivors of childhood cancer’. Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️ www.progress.org.uk/giving-more-... #Cancer #Fertility #FertilityPreservation #StemCells #PatientDerivedStemCells #Sperm #Paediatrics #Children #GermCells #ClinicalResearch #Reproduction

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A Phase 2/3 VISTA clinical trial assessing a gene therapy for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) has shown significant improvements in low-light vision. Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️⬇️⬇️ progress.org.uk/gene-therapy... #XLRP #GeneTherapy #ClinicalTrial #ClinicalResearch #DNA

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📚BioNews Book Review Dr John Gillott reflects on Professor Eric Turkheimer’s book: ‘Understanding the Nature-Nurture Debate’. Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️⬇️⬇️ progress.org.uk/book-review-... #Genetics #Heritability #Genetics #DNA #IQ #SocialCharacteristics #Traits

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The UK Government have announced plans to give employees in Great Britain a legal right to bereavement leave following pregnancy loss, including miscarriage and unsuccessful IVF embryo transfers. Read more FREE in BioNews ⬇️⬇️⬇️ progress.org.uk/uk-to-offer-... #FertilityTreatment

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Obituary: Professor Caroline Ogilvie OBE Professor Dusko Ilic remembers his friend and colleague whose sharp intellect, generosity and pioneering work touched the lives of patients, families and generations of scientists. Read more for free in BioNews⬇️ progress.org.uk/obituary-pro...

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📽️FILM: ‘What Does the NICE Fertility Guideline Update Mean for You?’ Watch for free via the link ⬇️⬇️⬇️ progress.org.uk/film-what-do... #Fertility #NICE #NICEGuidelines #NICEFertilityGuidelines #IVF #FertilityTreatment #Infertility #NHSFundedFertilityTreatment #NHS

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do men and women agree on upper age limits for #fertility treatment, and on sex selection? You can find the answer to this question and many more in the new PET-@eshre.bsky.social research report. Free download: www.progress.org.uk/engagement/r... #genomics #embryoresearch #genetics #bioethics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Many genome editing approaches are limited by the size of #DNA changes they can make, a new approach, called prime assembly, allows long DNA fragments to be inserted into specific target positions. Dr Marisa Flook explains in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/prime-assemb... #genomics #genetics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The misuse of sperm by #fertility doctors is an issue increasingly coming to the fore, drawing on a presentation by Prof Sabrina Zeghiche, Zeenat Beebeejaun explores the ramifications of #insemination fraud on families for BioNews... www.progress.org.uk/event-review... #ethics #Fraud

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The discovery of a new gene-targeting system used by viruses to fend off competitors gives a glimpse into the possible evolutionary origin of CRISPR Dr Dan Jacobson writes about this research for BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/an-ancient-v... #genetics #CRISPR #genediting #genomics #DNA

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

BIONEWS COMMENT: how being part of a Facebook group shapes donor-conceived people's experiences, relationships and views on law reform... The article is free-to-access on the PET website: www.progress.org.uk/inside-the-f... #donorconception #donorconceived #Sociology #socialmediagroup

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Dr Grace Alston writes about the latest PET event. This proved a fruitful discussion for the assembled clinicians and researchers tackling the challenge of unexplained infertility. You can read in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/the-genetics... #fertility #infertility #genetics #genetictesting

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us live and in person for a timely conversation about the future of #sciencecommunication Wed 7 Oct 2026, 6.00PM - 9.30PM (BST) in Central London FREE Admission including networking reception www.progress.org.uk/event/marcus... #AI #bioethics #fertility #genomics #ScienceWriting

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A team from Stanford Uni implanted human organoids into the brains of mice to allow researchers to investigate human brain development. Burleen Chhatwal writes about this research in BioNews www.progress.org.uk/human-brain-... #neuroscience #stemcells #Organoids #bioethics #BrainDevelopment

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dr Eva De Clercq argues that #fertility awareness should go beyond age and biology to reflect the diverse ways people experience reproductive uncertainty throughout their lives Read more for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/what-fertili... #infertility #FertilityTreatment #ivf #bioethics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Power our independent voice. If you are not already, please subscribe directly to PET. So we know you are receiving FREE accurate and impartial information. Thank you for your support. www.progress.org.uk/sign-up/ #fertility #infertility #ivf #genomics #genetics #embryoresearch

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Do men and women agree on upper age limits for #fertility treatment, and on sex selection? You can find the answer to this question and many more in the new PET-ESHRE research report. The full report is free to download here: www.progress.org.uk/engagement/r... #genomics #embryoresearch

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Essential reading for anyone considering egg freezing. Dr Kylie Baldwin and Stuart Lavery consider the complexities... Read for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/egg-freezing... #EggFreezing #IVF #Fertility #Infertility #FertilityTreatment #HFEA #RCOG

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Children who received platinum-based chemotherapy carry a distinct mutational signature in their livers and a higher level of mutations across various healthy tissues. Hafsa Nina explains for BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/childhood-ca... #genomics #chemotherapy #Cancer #CancerResearch #DNA

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Two same-sex couples face the destruction of their frozen embryos after their sperm donors unexpectedly withdrew consent for their use. Harry Hunter explains in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/couples-embr... #GameteDonation #Reproduction #FertilityTreatment #IVF #Law #GameteDonorConsent

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CALLING @UCL_ODResearch STUDENTS Want to learn how to write science articles? The BioNews writing scheme will teach you, and also help you improve how you communicate your research. Induction Fri 9 Oct 2026 Deadline 5pm on Thurs 24 Sept More info here www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

FULL SPEAKER LINE-UP CONFIRMED The #PETconf26 'AI and Automation in #Fertility and #Genomics: Pipeline? Or Pipe Dream?' will take place in London, 9am-5pm (GMT), followed by a drinks reception, on 9 Dec 2026. Details: www.progress.org.uk/.../ai-autom... #infertility #PETconf26 #Genetics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Chelsea FC have become the first club set up a #fertility fund for #eggfreezing and #fertilitytreatment for its female players. Read more for free in BioNews :https://www.progress.org.uk/egg-freezing-becoming-more-commonplace-in-womens-sports/ #WomenInSport #Fertility #FertilityTreatment

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

TV Review: ‘Dolly – The world's most famous sheep’. Dr Tatiana Giovannucci reviews for BioNews. Read more for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/tv-review-do... #DollyTheSheep #Cloning #Science #Genetics #DNA #DollyDocumentary #Ethics #GeneticEngineering #ScientificResearch

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Do younger people and older people have the same views on embryo research and other issues? You can find the answer to this question and many more in the new PET-ESHRE report. Download free here: www.progress.org.uk/engagement/r... #fertility #genomics #embryoresearch #genetics #bioethics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The @UCL_ODResearch BioNews writing scheme is now open for applications. Interested in #ScienceCommunication? Postgrad researcher @ucl? Gain writing experience under expert supervision Induction day is Fri 9 Octr 2026. Deadline: 5pm Thurs 24 Sept. Details: bit.ly/3zwI9rB

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Obituary: Professor Abha Maheshwari. Alison McTavish, BFS Chair of Trustees pays personal tribute to her friend and colleague. Read in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/obituary-pro... #ScottishGovernment #Fertility #FertilityClinics #RCOG #ESHRE #NationalResearchScotland #BFS #HFEA

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Changes to NHS funding for #IVF could be implemented in England and Scotland. Georgia Canton explains in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/potential-ch... See what your ICB funds: www.progress.org.uk/fertility-po... #NHS #ScottishGovernment #UKGovernment #FertilityClinics #Fertility #Infertility

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Published results from 2000+ people showed that although people said they did not want embryo trait information, it affected their selection when presented with it. Flora Joseph writes in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/choosing-not... #EmbryoSelection #Embryo #PGT #PolygenicRisk #genetics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Ahead of today’s Westminster Hall debate, Dr Carole Gilling-Smith has written a comment on the importance of updating the law on surrogacy in the UK. Read now in BioNews ⬇️ progress.org.uk/parenthood-a... #surrogacy #health #fertility Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Researchers have now identified other rare PLCG2 variants linked to a tenfold increase in the chance of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Dr Catherine Turnbull explains in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/rare-gene-va... #Alzheimersdisease #Genetics #Neurons #Genes #ScientificStudy #DNA

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This episode features an interview with Professor Jennifer Doudna, who with Emmanuel Charpentier published the first demonstration of CRISPR-based genome editing. Read in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/podcast-revi... #CRISPR #GenomeEditing #NobelPrize #Genome #CRISPRDiscovery

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

LAUNCHING: A Vision Paper by Professor Joy Zhang, Dr Andy Jin, Sarah Norcross and Sandy Starr. You can access the comment piece in full for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/after-attitu... Funded by Wellcome #Ethics #genetics #genomics #science #publicengagement

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Calling @UCL_ODResearch the BioNews writing scheme is open for applications Interested in #ScienceCommunication? Postgrad researcher at @ucl? Want news writing experience under expert supervision? Induction day Fri 9 Oct Deadline 5pm Thurs 24 Sept Details: bit.ly/3zwI9rB

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Dr Naomi Moris and an international group of colleagues propose ethical and morally relevant categories to inform oversight of research involving human SCBEMs... Read in BioNews. www.progress.org.uk/what-are-the... #stemcell #stemcells #Ethics #embryomodel #Organoids

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A baby with a severe heart defect has been born in Texas, at the centre of a custody battle and wider discussion around surrogacy. Blair Sowry explains in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/baby-with-he... #Surrogacy #USA #IntendedParents #Law #Court #Dispute #Pregnancy #HLHS #HeartCondition

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A team from Harvard Uni have cultured human brain organoids for over 5yrs, extending the previous time which they had been maintained. Vanessa Kwong explains in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/human-brain-... #BrainOrganoids #ScientificResearch #DNA #EpigeneticChanges #Genetics

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Generation Study reported that a baby taking part in the Study was carrying a mutation linked to a rare condition prompting his older sibling to also be tested. Davy Tennison writes in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/newborn-geno... #Genomics #GeneticDisease #NHSEngland #DNA #ALD #Genes

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Researchers have developed a machine learning model which could aid prenatal testing using blood-based epigenetic patterns. Robert Hayman explains in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/machine-lear... #MachineLearning #PrenatalTesting #Pregnancy #GeneticConditions #Genetics #DNA

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dr Dan Jacobson reflects on the complex TV drama which explores surrogacy, identity and the relationships shaped by fertility treatment. Read more for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/tv-review-a-... #TVDrama #Surrogacy #FertilityTreatment #SurrogacyArrangements #Fertility #Infertility #IVF

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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The @4Lilyfoundation's new UK Mitochondrial Disease Research Institute aims to bridge the ‘critical gap between clinical knowledge and what patients and families actually need’. Read in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/introducing-... #MitochondrialDisease #Mitoaware #Health #NHS

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