Cryobiology

Calls for more penalties after embryo mix-up

19 Jul 2011

An embryo mix-up by a reproductive treatment centre has spurred calls for more penalties for clinics or hospitals in breach of the rules.

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Outrage online at mix-up of embryos

18 Jul 2011

The transfer of two embryos by mistake into the wrong woman at a reproductive treatment centre is unforgivable, say clients of the centre.

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Quotes of the Week

27 Mar 2010

In a February 15, 2010, article, Mr Bowring nonetheless included these two men in a list of Asian political dynasties, which may have been understood by readers to infer that the younger Mr Lee...

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Mercury to rise after chilliest day of winter

20 Feb 2010

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cloning

11 Nov 2008

Reading Comprehension

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the first step of cloning?

a. embryo is implanted into surrogate mother

b....

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Hong Kong egg bank feasible within a decade

17 Apr 2006

After Hong Kong's first baby conceived from a thawed frozen egg was born in 2004, doctors predicted that an egg bank could be set up here within 10 years.

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Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Cold snap puts 17 elderly in hospital

At least 17 elderly people have been admitted to hospital suffering from hypothermia as the mercury continued to fall last night.

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Doctors say egg bank may be five to ten years away

Chinese University team reveals a boy is the first birth from new procedure

An egg bank may be established in five to ten years in Hong Kong, according to doctors who yesterday...

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HK university facilitates successful birth from frozen eggs and sperm

Updated at 6.43pm:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has successfully used frozen eggs and sperm to conceive a baby, its obstetrics and gynaecology department announced on Friday.

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Plucky triplets are the centre of attention

When triplets Jasper, Sela and Carys were born 21/2 months premature, the odds of survival were stacked heavily against them.

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Human egg bank is planned by Shanghai's only sperm bank

Ethical and technological issues must be solved before the centre can go ahead

Shanghai's only sperm bank hopes to open an egg bank to help more infertile couples have children, but...

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New winter record is cold comfort

This winter is proving to be one of Hong Kong's coldest, with the record for the longest cold weather warning toppling yesterday.

The Observatory said the record was broken at 6pm....

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