Good Eggs, Bad Sperm and Terrible Journalism
By Kirsty Oswald,
BioNews
| 03. 02. 2015
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You may have come across the story. 'Teenagers more likely to pass on genetic mutations to children,' reported The Independent. 'Teenage boys more likely to father child with birth defect due to mutating sperm,' declared The Metro. The Mail on Sunday was even prepared to put a figure on it: 'Teenage boys’ babies are 30 percent more likely to develop autism, schizophrenia and spina bifida.'
But was there research showing anything of the sort? The simple answer is no.
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