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Is this genie worth letting loose?

Blog  |  Published: 05 March 200905 March 2009

There’s a scene in the film Gattaca, which was written by New Zealand-born writer-director Andrew Niccol, that was going through […]

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30 years of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 July 200819 June 2011

Three decades ago today, on 25 July 1978, Louise Brown, the world’s first ‘test-tube’ baby was born. We asked New […]

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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 18 June 200827 March 2009

What is Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)? Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is a procedure for genetically testing early-stage human embryos.  Its […]

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