DNA testing (and the family secrets it sometimes reveals) has been in the news a lot this year. As Dani Shapiro’s memoir Inheritance made clear, a simple DNA test can upend an identity and dismantle a family story. Those of us working in the field of reproductive medicine know that Shapiro’s story is far from… Read More »
Chance the Rapper during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images) Chance the Rapper sent out a plea on social media asking for the public’s help in finding a suitable kidney donor for his aunt. The Chicago rapper appealed to his 8 million followers to help find his aunt, Toni a kidney… Read More »
Sperm bank FINES mother for accidentally finding her donor through 23AndMe Danielle Teuscher’s former husband could not have children due to type 1 diabetes Danielle, now 30, found donor sperm through Northwest Cryobank and purchased several vials so her children could be full siblings She did a 23andMe DNA test of her now five-year-old daughter… Read More »