A genetic mutation that carries a 90% cancer risk has been passed on by an unwitting sperm donor to dozens of children, a Europe-wide investigation has revealed.
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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
I think it is incredibly dangerous to frame it like this. We don’t need eugenics to come back
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 days ago
I think sperm donor systems are already pretty eugenics-y though?
stink@lemmygrad.ml 3 days ago
Yup. They do the same for egg donors. They don’t give personally identifying details but things like eye color, height, race, and even socioeconomic class are all open for these parents to see.