The NHS is grappling with increasing numbers of birth defects and other genetic conditions linked to first-cousin marriages, as British MPs debate whether to outlaw the practice. Former ...

Experts began tracking the prevalence of consanguinity in Bradford – home ... The reality of 'extreme' inbreeding in the UK was exposed pre-Covid. Scientists analysing the genes of 450,000 ...

The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study by Penn State researchers. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction ...

The population, introduced in the late 1800s to join other animals, including thylacines, on display, had deteriorated from inbreeding. But there was hope in sight from a community which had kept ...

INBREEDING between ‘uncle and niece’ caused the striking facial deformity of Spain’s 17th century King Carlos II, a new study has revealed. The parents of Carlos II – Felipe IV and Mariana ...