VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Human eggs grown in the lab

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Professor Daniel Brison has appeared widely across the media, commenting on the fact that scientists have grown human eggs in a laboratory for the first time - a breakthrough that could have huge implications for fertility treatment.

Period8 Feb 2018 → 9 Feb 2018

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleHuman eggs
    Media name/outletBBC Breakfast
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/18
    DescriptionProfessor Daniel Brison has appeared widely across the media, commenting on the fact that scientists have grown human eggs in a laboratory for the first time - a breakthrough that could have huge implications for fertility treatment.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09ql73h/breakfast-09022018
    PersonsDaniel Brison
  • TitleEggs grown in the lab
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 2
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/18
    DescriptionProfessor Daniel Brison has appeared widely across the media, commenting on the fact that scientists have grown human eggs in a laboratory for the first time - a breakthrough that could have huge implications for fertility treatment.
    PersonsDaniel Brison
  • TitleMajor fertility breakthrough as human eggs grown in lab for first time
    Media name/outletThe Mirror
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/18
    DescriptionProf Daniel Brison, of the University of Manchester, said: “This is an exciting breakthrough which shows for the first time that complete development of human eggs in the laboratory is possible, more than 20 years after this was achieved in mice.

    “As the authors acknowledge, there is much more important research still to do, but this could pave the way for fertility preservation in women and girls with a wider variety of cancers than is possible using existing methods.”
    URLhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/major-fertility-breakthrough-human-eggs-11994229
    PersonsDaniel Brison
  • TitleHuman eggs grown in laboratory for first time, offering hope for new fertility treatment
    Media name/outletITV News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/18
    DescriptionProfessor Daniel Brison, of the department of reproduction at the University of Manchester, said: "This is an exciting breakthrough which shows for the first time that complete development of human eggs in the laboratory is possible, more than 20 years after this was achieved in mice.

    "As the authors acknowledge, there is much more important research still to do, but this could pave the way for fertility preservation in women and girls with a wider variety of cancers than is possible using existing methods."
    URLhttps://www.itv.com/news/2018-02-09/human-eggs-fertilisation-laboratory/
    PersonsDaniel Brison
  • TitleScientists fully grow human eggs in lab for first time
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/18
    DescriptionProfessor Daniel Brison, of the department of reproduction at the University of Manchester, said: “This is an exciting breakthrough which shows for the first time that complete development of human eggs in the laboratory is possible, more than 20 years after this was achieved in mice.

    “As the authors acknowledge, there is much more important research still to do, but this could pave the way for fertility preservation in women and girls with a wider variety of cancers than is possible using existing methods.”
    URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5371065/Scientists-fully-grow-human-eggs-lab-time.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
    PersonsDaniel Brison
  • TitleNew Fertility 'Breakthrough' As Human Eggs Are Grown In A Lab For The First Time
    Media name/outletHuffington Post
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/18
    Description“As the authors acknowledge, there is much more important research still to do, but this could pave the way for fertility preservation in women and girls with a wider variety of cancers than is possible using existing methods.”
    URLwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/human-eggs-have-been-successfully-grown-in-a-lab-for-the-first-time_uk_5a7d5762e4b08dfc93029313?faq&utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage
    PersonsDaniel Brison
  • TitleMature human eggs grown for first time by scientists in UK
    Media name/outletFinancial Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date8/02/18
    Description"This is an exciting breakthrough which shows for the first time that complete development of human eggs in the laboratory is possible, more than 20 years after this was achieved in mice,” said Daniel Brison, professor of clinical embryology and stem cell biology at Manchester university, who was not involved in the research.
    URLhttps://www.ft.com/content/70345084-0cc7-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09?FTCamp=engage/CAPI/webapp/Channel_Moreover//B2B
    PersonsDaniel Brison
  • TitleFertility 'breakthrough' as human eggs grown in lab for first time
    Media name/outletThe Independent
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date8/02/18
    DescriptionProfessor Daniel Brison, scientific director of the Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of Manchester, agreed, saying: “This could pave the way for fertility preservation in women and girls with a wider variety of cancers than is possible using existing methods.”
    URLwww.independent.co.uk/news/health/human-eggs-grown-lab-fertility-breakthrough-first-time-ivf-development-scientists-edinburgh-a8201001.html
    PersonsDaniel Brison

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Cancer

Keywords

  • fertility
  • embryology