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Thursday, November 3, 2005

Boy Tracks Down His Sperm Donor Father Using Swab Test And The Internet

From BBC NEWS:
A 15-year-old boy has tracked down his anonymous sperm donor father using a swab test and the internet.

He sent off his own cheek swab to an online genealogy DNA-testing service.

This case has serious implications for men who have donated sperm in the past with promises of anonymity, says New Scientist Magazine...
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