The 19th episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast documents our discussion of whether there should be limits on the number of people – worldwide – who can be created from the sperm or eggs of the same donor, featuring contributions from Professor Jackson Kirkman-Brown, Christina Sommerlund, Kevin Moore, Dr Astrid Indekeu and Dr Grace Halden.
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We would like to thank Jon Nicoll (who created the opening and closing music for our podcast), and also the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (which supported the event featured in the 19th episode).
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