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Fertility, infertility and assisted conceptionJupiterimages

By Dr Sarah Earle (The Open University)

24 February 2012

Fertility problems can cause significant emotional distress. Sarah Earle discusses the options available to those looking for assistance  Read more : Fertility, infertility and assisted conception

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How can IVF help in the nature-nurture debate?Georgii Dolgykh | Dreamstime.com

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

10 March 2011

Do our genes dictate all that we must become, or does environment play a part? Researchers are using IVF to find an answer.  Read more : How can IVF help in the nature-nurture debate?

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Breaking Science: Queen ant impersonators & tall stories... Featuring: audio, JensBuurgaardNielsen via Wikimedia

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

08 February 2009

Queen ant impersonators, how IVF helps in nature vs. nurture debate, chemical link between asthma and eczema, and can you predict a child's ...  Read more : Breaking Science: Queen ant impersonators & tall stories...

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Nigel Warburton on... the right to have babiesCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By Nigel Warburton (The Open University)

20 February 2008

Should the "Yuk factor" influence ethical decisions?  Read more : Nigel Warburton on... the right to have babies

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The right to have babies Featuring: audio, photos.com

By Baroness Mary Warnock (Guest), Dr David Edmonds (Guest), Nigel Warburton (The Open University)

19 February 2008

As IVF technology has developed, so have ethical questions surrounding its use have grown. Does everyone have the right to have babies?  Read more : The right to have babies

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The future of genetic testingRobert Saunders

By Dr Robert Saunders (The Open University)

03 August 2006

Dr Robert Saunders, a Lecturer in Molecular Biology at the Open University, explains the science involved in genetic testing and asks what comes next  Read more : The future of genetic testing

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Stem cell therapyBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 August 2006

Learn more about stem cell therapy  Read more : Stem cell therapy

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Coincidence, correlation and chanceBBC

By Helen Joyce (Guest), Andrew Strickland (Guest)

21 December 2005

Helen Joyce and Andrew Stickland look at the probability of coincidence, correlation and chance in our everyday lives  Read more : Coincidence, correlation and chance

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CloningUsed with permission

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

22 September 2005

Is cloning going to affect our futures?  Read more : Cloning

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