BrikoXM to [email protected]English • 11 days agoTechnology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTechnology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog findswww.theguardian.comBrikoXM to [email protected]English • 11 days agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-211 days agoDoes anyone know if having a baby with yourself carries the same genetic risks as breeding with first cousins?
minus-squareBeaconlinkfedilink1•6 days agoThe child would just be a genetic clone of the parent. There would be no change in genetic risks.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 days agoGood question. I thought it would be more like having a clone of yourself, but maybe that’s the same issue? Copy of a copy?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 days agoYeah, copy of the copy is probably a bad idea.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-211 days agoYou’re not wrong, but the technology is coming.
Does anyone know if having a baby with yourself carries the same genetic risks as breeding with first cousins?
The child would just be a genetic clone of the parent. There would be no change in genetic risks.
Good question. I thought it would be more like having a clone of yourself, but maybe that’s the same issue? Copy of a copy?
Yeah, copy of the copy is probably a bad idea.
You’re not wrong, but the technology is coming.