Sperm from ovaries
Japanese researchers have discovered a way to influence the sexual fate of germ cells in medaka (rice fish). This one’s a little technical, but may...
What the world needs is young dads
An article in the Journal of Medical Ethics questions the ethics of older fatherhood A couple of years ago, PETA, the radical animal welfare organization,...
British mum tells of perils of surrogacy
Wendy Reid wanted to bring happiness to another couple. But everything went wrong. Another dispatch from New Frontiers of Reproduction, this time from Britain. This...
65-year-old German grandmother gives birth to quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman with 13 children has given birth to quadruplets. 65-year-old German woman with 13 children has given birth to quadruplets, after receiving...
A donor or a father?
A Virginia 'sperm donor' has been granted custody of his genetic child after deciding he wanted to be a father. A Virginia man has been...
British woman seeks to bear dead daughter’s child
Frozen eggs to be fertilised with donor sperm. In what could be a world first, a 59-year-old British woman is seeking to fertilize the frozen...
In search of new kinship terms
I am really working above my paygrade here, but I propose a thorough revision of Lewis Henry Morgan’s classic text, Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity...
British mum becomes surrogate for son’s baby
This week’s story from Britain wins the New Frontiers Award in Assisted Reproductive Technology hands down. Anne-Marie and Kyle Casson This week’s story from...
British mum in bid to give birth to child of dead daughter
A British woman wants to give birth via IVF to the child of her dead daughter. A British woman has entered a court battle so...
“My brother is the father of my son”
A Valentine’s Day story from the British press. Here’s a Valentine’s Day story from the British press. “My brother is the 'father' of my son”...
British 9-year-olds to be prepped for sex change surgery
British children as young as nine are eligible to board the train for a sex reassignment surgery, according to the Mail on Sunday. British children...