Artificial Sperm Swim with Promise for Infertile Couples

Posted on April 10th, 2008

One-third of couples have trouble conceiving because of male infertility, and in order to conceive must rely on donor sperm and in vitro fertilization. But advances in the study of artificial sperm may change all of that, allowing a father to have a biological connection to his child.
In 2006 a German medical team successfully created [...]

“Do-it-yourself” Paternity Test

Posted on April 2nd, 2008

A new product at your local pharmacy is selling like hotcakes. It`s the Home DNA Paternity Test from Identigene, a “do-it-yourself” paternity test kit available over-the-counter.
Here`s how it works: Cell samples are collected from the inside of the cheeks using swabs provided in the kit. Cell samples from the father and from the child are [...]

Identical Twins: They Aren’t That Identical After All

Posted on February 21st, 2008

Just when I thought I know everything there is to know about identical twins, comes this new revelation. It seems that identical twins, previously thought to have 100% genetic resemblance, are anything but identical.
A group of researchers from the US, the Netherlands, and Sweden studied the genetic make up of 19 pairs of identical twins. [...]