When two individuals share genetic material as the result of them being descended from a common ancestor, e.g. first cousins.
The first session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – explored the growing use of expanded carrier screening...
The fifth session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – brought together clinical, scientific and ethical perspectives on the relationship between genomics and donor conception...
Can the donation of unused frozen eggs help overcome the shortage of donor eggs in Australia, asks Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chen...
The Quebec government is considering the introduction of a registry for sperm, egg, and embryo donors, following the discovery of prolific sperm donors in the province...
A new app which allows sperm donors to seek private arrangements with intended parents, bypassing donor regulations, has become available in the UK...
The four Nordic National Ethics Councils have called for cross-border regulations on the number of children that can be conceived per sperm or egg donor...
A man is being investigated in the Netherlands after claims he fathered over 100 children through sperm donation...
Marriage between first cousins could double the risk of any offspring having a birth defect, researchers say...
This monograph is desperately needed. Western societies, who often chose consanguineous marriage in the past, have grown to fear it and to denigrate communities where it is commonly practiced...
The conference 'Genomics in Society: Facts, Fictions and Cultures' marked the 10th anniversary of the Economic and Social Research Council's Genomics Network, and also the passing of nearly ten years since the completion of the Human Genome Project...
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