Humans have long been obsessed with the idea of machines being able to self-replicate and a number of experts believe they will play an important part in shaping how Earth is in the future. One ...

A new £1 million research project will investigate the future of human reproduction, and the cultural, ethical, legal and social questions that will follow as a result. Sara Fovargue, Professor of Law ...

It has played a key role in the evolution of life on Earth, allowing a mixture of genetic material to be passed on from generation to generation. But sex, which almost every animal and plant on the ...