The implications of sperm donors carrying cancer-causing genes
A scientist picks up a vial containing frozen donor sperm samples in a lab at Melbourne IVF in Melbourne, Australia, May 15, 2018.
A sperm donor whose genetic material was used to conceive nearly 200 children in at least 14 European countries has discovered he carries a mutation that increases the risk of cancer. Also, India’s mango farmers are racing to adapt to changing markets and a changing climate. And, around 100 kidnapped Nigerian children have been returned to their families. Plus, a look at the politics behind written font types.
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