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Mitochondrial DNA Transplant Yields Eight Healthy Babies
British scientists report successfully using a mitochondrial DNA transplant technique to create eight healthy babies, preventing fatal inherited mitochondrial diseases; however, ethical concerns and safety questions remain.
Mitochondrial DNA Transplant Yields Eight Healthy Babies
British scientists report successfully using a mitochondrial DNA transplant technique to create eight healthy babies, preventing fatal inherited mitochondrial diseases; however, ethical concerns and safety questions remain.
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44% Bias Score
Three-Person IVF: Eight Healthy Babies Born, Raising Ethical and Scientific Questions
Eight healthy babies were born in the UK using a new three-person IVF technique to prevent mitochondrial diseases, a technique that has generated ethical and scientific debate due to its potential risks and limitations.
Three-Person IVF: Eight Healthy Babies Born, Raising Ethical and Scientific Questions
Eight healthy babies were born in the UK using a new three-person IVF technique to prevent mitochondrial diseases, a technique that has generated ethical and scientific debate due to its potential risks and limitations.
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40% Bias Score
Lab-Grown Human Eggs and Sperm: Seven Years Away
Prof. Katsuhiko Hayashi predicts that scientists are approximately seven years away from creating viable human sex cells in a lab, a breakthrough with implications for infertility treatment, same-sex couples, and addressing population decline, although significant safety testing is needed.
Lab-Grown Human Eggs and Sperm: Seven Years Away
Prof. Katsuhiko Hayashi predicts that scientists are approximately seven years away from creating viable human sex cells in a lab, a breakthrough with implications for infertility treatment, same-sex couples, and addressing population decline, although significant safety testing is needed.
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44% Bias Score
Belgian Fertility Scandal: 52 Children Affected by Cancer-Causing Donor Gene
Between 2007 and 2018, a Danish sperm donor with a cancer-causing gene fathered 52 children in Belgium, violating the six-woman limit per donor; 37 mothers were recently informed, with genetic testing and investigations underway.
Belgian Fertility Scandal: 52 Children Affected by Cancer-Causing Donor Gene
Between 2007 and 2018, a Danish sperm donor with a cancer-causing gene fathered 52 children in Belgium, violating the six-woman limit per donor; 37 mothers were recently informed, with genetic testing and investigations underway.
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Fertility Clinics' Non-Compliance Results in 85 Mass Sperm Donors
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered between 26 and 75 children each, exceeding legal limits and exposing systemic failures in fertility clinic oversight.
Dutch Fertility Clinics' Non-Compliance Results in 85 Mass Sperm Donors
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered between 26 and 75 children each, exceeding legal limits and exposing systemic failures in fertility clinic oversight.
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44% Bias Score
Netherlands Limits Sperm Donors to 12 Families to Prevent Incest
New rules in the Netherlands limit sperm donors to a maximum of 12 families to prevent incest among donor offspring; a national registry will track this, addressing past issues where doctors had far more children with their sperm than legally allowed.
Netherlands Limits Sperm Donors to 12 Families to Prevent Incest
New rules in the Netherlands limit sperm donors to a maximum of 12 families to prevent incest among donor offspring; a national registry will track this, addressing past issues where doctors had far more children with their sperm than legally allowed.
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44% Bias Score
Eight Healthy Babies Born Using Three-Person IVF Technique
A new technique using DNA from three people to prevent mitochondrial diseases resulted in eight healthy babies born in Britain; this method, approved in the UK since 2016 but not in the US, involves transferring genetic material from the mother's egg to a donor egg with healthy mitochondria, offerin...
Eight Healthy Babies Born Using Three-Person IVF Technique
A new technique using DNA from three people to prevent mitochondrial diseases resulted in eight healthy babies born in Britain; this method, approved in the UK since 2016 but not in the US, involves transferring genetic material from the mother's egg to a donor egg with healthy mitochondria, offerin...
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48% Bias Score
Varying European Sperm Donation Regulations Raise Ethical and Genetic Concerns
Increased use of sperm donors across Europe due to delayed parenthood and assisted reproductive technology leads to inconsistent regulations, raising ethical and genetic concerns; eight EU health ministers propose a unified approach including a European donor registry.
Varying European Sperm Donation Regulations Raise Ethical and Genetic Concerns
Increased use of sperm donors across Europe due to delayed parenthood and assisted reproductive technology leads to inconsistent regulations, raising ethical and genetic concerns; eight EU health ministers propose a unified approach including a European donor registry.
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44% Bias Score
EU Proposes International Limits on Sperm/Egg Donor Offspring
EU health ministers propose international limits on the number of children per sperm or egg donor, citing ethical concerns and demographic trends, and calling for a cross-border register to improve enforcement.
EU Proposes International Limits on Sperm/Egg Donor Offspring
EU health ministers propose international limits on the number of children per sperm or egg donor, citing ethical concerns and demographic trends, and calling for a cross-border register to improve enforcement.
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44% Bias Score
Widow Wins IVF Battle, Faces Benefit Hurdles
Olga, a widow from Luhansk, successfully used IVF with her deceased husband's cryopreserved biomaterial to conceive a daughter after a legal battle, but now faces difficulties obtaining benefits due to bureaucratic hurdles in registering her husband's paternity.
Widow Wins IVF Battle, Faces Benefit Hurdles
Olga, a widow from Luhansk, successfully used IVF with her deceased husband's cryopreserved biomaterial to conceive a daughter after a legal battle, but now faces difficulties obtaining benefits due to bureaucratic hurdles in registering her husband's paternity.
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52% Bias Score
85 Mass Donors Revealed in Dutch Fertility Clinics
Dutch fertility clinics have used at least 85 mass donors since 2004, exceeding guidelines by the Dutch Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NVOG), leading to at least 3000 children with over 25 half-siblings.
85 Mass Donors Revealed in Dutch Fertility Clinics
Dutch fertility clinics have used at least 85 mass donors since 2004, exceeding guidelines by the Dutch Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NVOG), leading to at least 3000 children with over 25 half-siblings.
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48% Bias Score
PGT Enables Birth of Two Healthy Daughters to Mother with Rare Skin Condition
A woman in Devon, England, with ictiosis confetti, a rare skin condition, successfully used preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) through the Exeter NHS service to give birth to two healthy daughters, marking the service's 50th successful birth. The PGT screened embryos to prevent transmission of th...
PGT Enables Birth of Two Healthy Daughters to Mother with Rare Skin Condition
A woman in Devon, England, with ictiosis confetti, a rare skin condition, successfully used preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) through the Exeter NHS service to give birth to two healthy daughters, marking the service's 50th successful birth. The PGT screened embryos to prevent transmission of th...
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36% Bias Score
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