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INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES
No. 116 - May 2023
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Surrogacy alters and subordinates the child's well-being and physical and mental health to the wishes of the intended parents/grandparents; it goes against the best interests of the child by breaking their maternal bond after childbirth, already agreed upon in the surrogacy contract ab initio. The birth of new children is certainly wonderful; it is joyful news for the family and …
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The fallen idol The Spanish geneticist Francisco J. Ayala , an American national, was one of the most renowned scientists in the United States in recent times. His name was attached to the University of California Irvine (UCI), to which he lent prestige and even gifted with up to $10 million from the awards he received and the profits from …
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One study provides information that could be used to treat infertility caused by autosomal or chromosomal sex disorders, but also opens up the possibility of bipaternal reproduction, between two males, in humans. A Japanese research team has produced oocytes from the cells of male mice and fertilized them, obtaining offspring, as published in the scientific journal Nature. In this study, …
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In recent years, South Korea has ranked among the countries with the lowest birth rate in the world. In 2018 it reached values that were below 1, that is, less than 1 child per woman of childbearing age, and since then, the numbers of births have not stopped falling. According to new records for 2022, the Asian country's fertility rate …
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The limitations on the interventions of trans people to protect minors from procedures that are harmful to their health continue to increase. Now it is in the US state of Missouri where they have announced a series of measures to limit care for transgender people. Attorney General Andrew Bailey has confirmed that an investigation has been launched at the Transgender …
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In the Netherlands it has been announced that euthanasia for children under 12 suffering from incurable diseases will be possible. “This concerns children affected by a disease or condition so serious that death is inevitable. Aid-in-dying will be possible when it is the only reasonable alternative for a doctor to put an end to the desperate and unbearable suffering of …
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Recently, Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology (China) has reported the successful cloning of 3 “super cows” capable of producing more milk than normal. China is a pioneer in research in the area of cloning. In 2017, Chinese scientists already reported that they had produced cloned cattle that had greater resistance to bovine tuberculosis and last September …
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