UC Santa Cruz |
Game of genomes
UC Santa Cruz “We have this random little animal as a mascot, but by doing its genome you are getting a real opportunity to advance our understanding of evolution by comparing it to closely related species.” … This quartet of donors is matching all donations two … |
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Charities Won’t Take Porn Money Unless They Can Keep It a Dirty Secret
New York Observer After all, deforestation isn’t an issue that gets as much public attention as other just causes, such as cancer awareness or animal shelters (which can pull in donations from emotionally exploitive ads provided they pick the right soundtrack). Unless … |
Fox11online.comUWGB receives $1 million donationFox11online.comDr. Herbert and Crystal Sandmire donated $1 million toward scholarships for students intending to pursue careers in medical or related fields, UWGB announced Thursday. The Herbert F. and Cr…
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Sperm donor mother on making her decision to have children
BBC News A national sperm bank charged with reversing a growing shortage of donor sperm is opening at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The number of UK-based sperm donors has been increasing since 2004 but demand has increased even faster. Denmark and the … NHS opens first sperm bank to help single women, gay couples and moreDaily Mail UK national sperm bank opens for businessBBC News Marilyn Stowe on Sky News: the legal implications of sperm donationMarilyn Stowe Blog CITY A.M. –4ni.co.uk all 103 news articles » |
Donor-Advised Funds Let Wall Street Steer Charitable DonationsChronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)None of this would matter much were if it not for the stunning success of commercial donor-advised funds in attracting donations. Now people are sudde…
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MP backs charity’s calls for more bone-marrow donors
Morpeth Herald Two-thirds of patients in the UK will not find a suitable match within their families so turn to the charity to find a suitable non-related donor. However, at present, the scheme can only find a perfect match for 60 per cent of people needing a … |
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Facebook, Apple pay for egg freezing, sperm donors
Boston Herald Facebook this year started offering to reimburse workers for up to $20,000 worth of reproductive-related costs, over the course of employment. Apple’s similar perks will start next year. The companies’ egg-freezing benefits were first reported by … |
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Facebook, Apple pay for egg freezing, sperm donors
Washington Post Facebook this year started offering to reimburse workers for up to $20,000 worth of reproductive-related costs, over the course of employment. Apple’s similar perks will start next year. The companies’ egg-freezing benefits were first reported by … |
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Brains of kidney donors seem built for generosity
Los Angeles Times As if giving a perfectly good kidney to a total stranger wasn’t enough of a distinction, it turns out that extreme altruists have bigger brains and are better than the rest of us at reading signs of distress in facial expressions. That’s what … |
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Ban on gay blood donors is a civil rights issue, activists say
Los Angeles Times When Ryan James Yezak’s workplace hosted a blood drive a few years back, he told his boss he would be happy to donate. Then the West Hollywood resident found out that as a gay man, he was banned for life from giving blood under a federal regulation … |