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A troubling new IVF startup claims it can predict a child's IQ and risk of disease based on the parent's race and genetic testing.
Brain

New IVF Startup Claims It Can Predict an Embryo’s IQ

By Joe Wilkins

A former Harvard Medical School professor has been accused by an ex-patient of non-consensually inseminating her with his own sperm.
Gene Editing

Former Harvard Professor Accused of Inseminating Patient With His Own Sperm

By Noor Al-Sibai

Claire "Grimes" Boucher has taken a cultural stance nearly as bizarre as her decision to procreate with Elon Musk.
Future Society

Grimes Says She Loves Being Mansplained To

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Spanish startup has built a sperm-injecting robot that can be controlled using a PlayStation controller.
Health & Medicine

First Babies Born After Being Conceived By Robot

By Noor Al-Sibai

A couple in Portland recently welcomed their twin son and daughter that were born from donated embryos that were frozen 30 years ago in 1992. 
Developments

Twins Born From Donated Embryos That Were Frozen in 1992

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sperm counts appear to be declining all over the planet— and some scientists think it could be yet another mortal threat to our survival as a species. 
Studies

Scientists Say Massive Drop in Sperm Count Could “Threaten Mankind’s Survival”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that breathing polluted air might cause lowered sperm counts.
Pollution

Air Pollution May Be Lowering Sperm Counts, Scientists Say

By Tony Ho Tran

Controversial new research suggests that COVID-19 has a notable negative impact on male fertility, making it harder to have kids.
Studies

Scientists Say That Declining Sperm Count Research Is Nonsense

By Tony Ho Tran

A cross-sectional study of about 3,000 young men, their diets, and sperm have researchers thinking more about the adage "you are what you eat."
Developments

Humans Are Rapidly Losing the Ability to Procreate, Scientist Warns

By Tony Ho Tran

Controversial new research suggests that COVID-19 has a notable negative impact on male fertility, making it harder to have kids.
Viruses

Study: Catching Coronavirus Makes it Harder for Men to Have Kids

By Dan Robitzski

In extremely preliminary research, blood transfusions seem to have reversed some aspects of menopause and allowed women to get pregnant.
RX and Medicine

Blood Transfusions Helped a Menopausal Woman Get Pregnant

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists grew stermatogonial stem cells — the precursors to sperm — in a lab for the first time, potentially unlocking new fertility treatments.
RX and Medicine

For the First Time, Scientists Grow Human Sperm Stem Cells in Lab

By Dan Robitzski

People around the globe are having way fewer babies. By 2100 that might turn into a pretty big problem for humanity — not the relief one might expect.
Science & Energy

Researchers Say Earth Is Headed for “Jaw-Dropping” Population Decline

By Victor Tangermann

A company called Genomic Prediction offers report cards based on the DNA test of frozen embryos. Experts say it's reminiscent of eugenics.
DNA

DNA Test Startup Claims It Can Spot Embryos With Low Intelligence

By Dan Robitzski

A fertility clinic's 30-minute operation is making it possible to delay menopause — and all the nasty health side effects that come with it.
Health & Medicine

New Operation Could Delay Menopause for 20 Years, Says Clinic

By Kristin Houser

Eating Crap as a Teen Can Permanently Affect Men’s Fertility
Health & Medicine

Eating Crap as a Teen Can Permanently Affect Men’s Fertility

By Kristin Houser