tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post1313247918881476033..comments2024-03-24T05:50:07.033-07:00Comments on Biologizing: Father's Age Effecting Children's GeneticsPeter Houlihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-61306064542735214782013-03-15T19:25:21.102-07:002013-03-15T19:25:21.102-07:00I think if more people knew how older age could le...I think if more people knew how older age could lead to a higher mutation rate then I think concerned people would definitely consider freezing their sperm. Especially as people these days have busier lives and decide to wait to have kids, freezing sperm could definitely lead to children with less deleterious mutations. <br /><br />Posted by Poya Jafari (2)Poya Jafarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757472081899929674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-78453422537583408572013-03-15T10:48:20.156-07:002013-03-15T10:48:20.156-07:00When a woman chooses to have children later in lif...When a woman chooses to have children later in life, she is more at risk to have a child with a disorder because the eggs she has are as old as she is. So, the longer she waits, the more the eggs degrade. Although sperm are produced regularly, and therefore not subject to the same type of degradation, the age of the man can contribute to the quality of the sperm. Because of this, I do not think freezing sperm is any more ludicrous than freezing eggs. As many people are waiting until they are older to have children, this could be a helpful step to ensure health of their future children. <br /><br />-Ashley Sterpka (1) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-87578330648078648772013-03-14T15:12:17.589-07:002013-03-14T15:12:17.589-07:00The possibility of men freezing their sperm is one...The possibility of men freezing their sperm is one step in the direction of genetically engineering our kids. However, on the other hand, it can be seen as a way of reducing the risk of our kids from having to suffer from diseases. Yet on another note, abstaining from freezing sperm could lead to faster rates of selection and thus faster rates of humans becoming a more fit species.<br /><br />Marshall Moini (2)Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-37730025743661997372013-03-14T11:52:42.436-07:002013-03-14T11:52:42.436-07:00This is interesting, it reminded me of something I...This is interesting, it reminded me of something I learned in Evolution last semester about mutations when it came to eggs and sperm. It said that the more menstrual periods a woman has per year, the more likely they are of having ovarian cancer, because their cells keep dividing and with so many divisions, like you said there are bound to have mutations happen.<br /><br />Cynthia Bui (1) Cynthia Buinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-59357229357495213352013-03-14T09:33:19.982-07:002013-03-14T09:33:19.982-07:00I think it is very viable possibility, better safe...I think it is very viable possibility, better safe than sorry. Also it is harder to make an argument that this has as sinister a connotation as eugenics because they are you're unaffected sperm, just frozen. These reasons leave me assuming this could work as a way to make money. I think that if who ever wants to sell it can get people paranoid enough, they will pay to have their sperm frozen for later. <br />Hunter Alexander (1) Hunter Alexandernoreply@blogger.com