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IN THE Operation Varsity Blues scandal of 2019, 50 wealthy parents were charged with trying to get their children into elite universities through fraudulent means. The story dramatically demonstrated the lengths to which some parents will go to ensure their...

The gene-editing tool CRISPR enabled a groundbreaking new treatment for sickle-cell disease, and in the future, scientists anticipate that it could be used to tackle cancer, forms of inherited blindness, various superbug infections and even HIV...

There was immediate backlash when Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled in February that embryos created through in vitro fertilization qualified as...

When venture capitalist Jack Abraham first began dating his wife, Gabriella Massamillo, he insisted on one condition: that when they...

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By Claudia López Lloreda, Undark Magazine | 10.02.2024

WHEN Andres Moreno-Estrada began studying genetics back in the early 2000s, the high cost of sequencing DNA was the biggest barrier...

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By Sara Moretto, The Varsity | 09.22.2024

It was 2020. I was wrapping up grade nine science with a solid 60 per cent, hoping that if anyone...

Gene Therapy Illustration
By Don Sapatkin, Managed Healthcare Executive | 09.20.2024

Gene therapy comes with the expectation that it will “cure” an expanding number of genetic disorders. If you’ve never wondered...

Red Blood Cells
By Heidi Ledford, Nature | 09.17.2024

For most of her life, Genesis Jones’s daily routine revolved around her illness, the painful blood disorder known as sickle-cell...

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By Gabby Del Valle, The Baffler | 09.17.2024

IT’S A COMMON STORY, banal, even: a child of privilege, an heir apparent, leaves for college to get a good...

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By Deirdre Walsh , NPR | 09.17.2024

Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill to provide a nationwide right to IVF treatments. It was the second time Senate...

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By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 09.16.2024

There was supposed to be a special party for Kendric Cromer, 12, last Wednesday, but it had to be postponed...

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By Matthew Rozsa, Salon | 09.15.2024

When a person with a uterus decides to freeze their eggs, any number of things can go wrong. Ice...