BBC: Call for children donor awareness
A group of MPs in the British Parliament is calling for a provision that would require birth certificates to include a mention if the child was conceived using donated sperm or eggs. Supporters of the provision say current rules make the state a party to a potential lie. One opponent called the provision a “bizarre and intrusive solution to a problem that has never been demonstrated to exist.”
NYT: Baby’s First Diet Pill
NYT Mag’s Idea Lab section looks at research aimed at programming (or reprogramming) the metabolism of babies shortly after birth. The idea raises a bunch of interesting questions.
The Economist: Lest we forget or lest we remember?
Researchers have identified a gene variant that seems to make people more susceptible to remembering emotional events.