Reproductive Issues
Animal Conservation
Lions, Tigers, and Pandas, Oh My
This article was originally published in the Journal of Andrology, Vol. 26, No. 4, July/August 2005:452–454. This article appears with permission from the American Society of Andrology.
Current Articles Written for SSR
Identification of reproductive genes by gene targeting strategies
Yi-Nan Lin and Martin M. Matzuk
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Perspective: From Presumed Benefit to Potential Harm—Hormone Therapy and Heart Disease
by David M. Herrington, M.D., M.H.S., and Timothy D. Howard, Ph.D.
Retrospective: Hormone-Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
by John Bailar, M.D., Ph.D.
Estrogen plus Progestin and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
by JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., Dr.P.H. and Others
Hormone Therapy and the Progression of Coronary-Artery Atherosclerosis in Postmenopausal Women
by Howard N. Hodis, M.D. and Others
Environmental Endocrine Disruption
Endocrine Disruptors
In July, an EPA committee met in Chicago. Their problem: are synthetic chemicals causing hormonal chaos?
IVF/ART
Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports
Medical Research Council
An important part of MRC's mission is to keep the public, the scientific community, the media and Parliament in touch with developments in biomedical science, and to inform them about what we have achieved and how we intend to meet our goals. The MRC publishes a range of information, publications and guidelines on specific topics, intended to explain different aspects of biomedical research to these audiences.
Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis
This is a procedure that is intended to weed out genetically defective embryos before they have a chance to develop. It is usually requested by prospective parents who are concerned about passing an incurable genetically based disease or disorder to their child. Typically one or both partners have been genetically screened and found to be a carrier.
Cloning and Transgenetics
A Future for Transgenic Livestock
by John Clark & Bruce Whitelaw
Tissue engineering and cell based therapies, from the bench to the clinic: The potential to replace, repair and regenerate
by William L Fodor
Will cloned animals suffer premature aging—The story at the end of clones' chromosomes
by Jie Xu and Xiangzhong Yang
Toward therapeutic cloning and regenerative biology research forum: To clone or not to clone
by Xiangzhong Yang
Biotechnology in Animals and Feeds
Biotechnology products are a growing proportion of the animal health products and feed components regulated by the Center for Veterinary Medicine. We anticipate that "new" biotechnology will become an even greater source of products in the future. The spectrum of products being presented to CVM for regulation includes biotechnology products from plants, microbes and animals.