Last week was pretty special for the SMC. We had the privilege of running the press conference where the first … read more

Two papers published in NEJM look at the use of mitochondrial donation an preimplantation genetic testing for mitochondrial disease.   Dr David … read more

The first published research findings from the Newcastle team on the children born following pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce … read more

Speakers included:  Prof Robin Lovell-Badge FRS FMedSci, Group Leader, Francis Crick Institute Sandy Starr, Deputy Director, Progress Educational Trust (PET) … read more

There have been news reports that babies have been born in the UK following mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT).   Dr … read more

A study published in PLOS Biology looks at the safety of spindle transfer for preventing transfer of mitochondrial mutations from … read more

Research, published in Current Biology, reports that a protein has been identified in fruit flies that can be targeted to … read more

Research published in Science shows that mitochondria interact with cell nucleus’ in ways previously unseen in humans. Matching mitochondrial DNA … read more

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified new ways in which mitochondria, the ‘batteries’ that produce our energy, interact … read more

Reactions to a piece published in NEJM which discusses which women stand to benefit from mitochondrial donation.    Dr Hansong … read more

Expert reaction to media reports that a US scientist talking at a public meeting at Harvard University has said he … read more

Reactions to news of the birth of a baby through mitochondrial DNA transfer in Greece. A spokesperson for the Human … read more

The HFEA has granted doctors at Newcastle Fertility Centre permission to perform mitochondrial replacement therapy on two women who are at risk of passing on mitochondrial disease to their offspring.  read more

The parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard have ended their legal challenge to take him to the US for experimental treatment.
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This is a guest post by Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Manager at the SMC. There can’t be many people in … read more

Courts have ruled against continuing life-preserving treatment for 11 month old Charlie Gard. Since this ruling, offers of support and experimenyal treatment have come from both the US and Italy. read more

Published in Reproductive Biomedicine Online, scientists have described the technique they used to create the first live birth after oocyte spindle transfer to prevent transmission of the mitochondrial disease, Leigh syndrome. read more

The HFEA has approved a licence application for Newcastle University to use mitochondrial donation therapy in treating mitochondrial disease. read more

A baby has been born to a previously infertile couple in Ukraine using pronuclear transfer, a new type of “three-person IVF”. read more

The HFEA decided to permit the clinical use of mitochondrial donation techniques in the UK. read more