Category Archives: Assisted reproductive technology
Jean Purdy_Remembering a Pioneer
Some of the most absorbing stories I ever read were from historians and biographers when they bring to light the lives of forgotten pioneers and heroes. On the rare occasions my writing and research can cast a light on a … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted reproductive technology, Fertility, Memoir, Other
Tagged Hidden Figures, In Vitro Fertilization, Jamestown Island, Margot Lee Shetterly
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A Third Parent contributes her Mighty Mites (Mitochondria)
Two biological parents are enough for any baby, aren’t they? Maybe not: sometimes it’s better to have two mamas. The media have hyped a story that broke in September about a boy who was conceived by “mitochondrial replacement therapy.” His … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted reproductive technology, Fertility, Health, Other
Tagged Augment technology, Erichthonius, Hephaeustus, Human egg or oocyte, John Zhang, Mitochondria transfer, Mitochondrial disease, New Hope Fertility Center, Ovascience, Robert Hughes, Turner's syndrome
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Who’s Afraid of Artificial Gametes (Eggs and Sperm)?
In the dystopic Brave New World of Aldous Huxley, he did not add artificial gametes to the bevy of reproductive technologies for replacing natural fertility in his future World State. Nevertheless, they might find a place one day for helping … Continue reading
Roger musing about Peace with Nature 