Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
It may sound like a morning radio show bit, but the organizers of the first-ever “sperm race” wouldn’t be surprised if the competition was included in the 2028 Olympics.
Imagine if humanity’s future were slipping through our fingers—literally. For decades, the world has been fixated on the threats we can see: climate change, pandemics, economic upheaval. Yet, quietly, an invisible crisis has been brewing inside our bodies. Sperm counts in men have plummeted by nearly 50% worldwide in just a few decades. This isn’t science fiction; …
Same-sex couples with non-transmissible HIV will now be able to donate eggs or sperm and become parents. UK laws are changing to keep up with the science that shows it is safe, say experts. Highly effective medication means the risk of passing the virus on can be eliminated. The move is part of wider work to improve …
Under the current rule, men who have had sex with men within the last five years are blocked from anonymously donating sperm amid fears of HIV infection. But the agency is now seeking to scrap the blanket ban, and replace it with screening questions that assess a donor’s risk of carrying HIV or other infections. …
OH BOY! The possibilities are now endless!!! In a groundbreaking development, scientists have created synthetic human embryos from stem cells, without using sperm or eggs. The advance was described by Prof. Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz, of the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology, during an address at the annual meeting of the International Society …
