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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

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By Bernie Sanders, The Atlantic | 10.16.2026

Should human beings remain in control of planet Earth? Or should we be replaced as the dominant species? As absurd...

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By Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic | 10.16.2026

In recent months, news came out about several distressing cases that have underscored the risks of gene therapy, which delivers...

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By Ariana Aspuru and Noel King, Vox | 10.14.2026

For some couples, surrogacy is a miracle: an opportunity to have a child even if they’re unable to conceive one...

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By Paula Siverino Bavio, BioNews | 10.12.2026

In May 2026, a federal judge in Córdoba, Argentina, issued a pre-trial order in a criminal case involving surrogacy arrangements...

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By Rebecca Roberts, The Scientist | 10.11.2026

Heritable genome editing in human embryos is once again under intense scrutiny after the publication of an opinion piece in...

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By Asja Lokina, DW | 10.11.2026

Three years ago, Olga, 40, and Daniel (both names changed to protect their identities) from Hamburg decided to employ the services...

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By Sonia Suter and Naomi Cahn, The Conversation | 10.09.2026

Surrogacy arrangements – agreements for someone to carry a pregnancy for the intended parents – have existed for millennia...

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By Usha Ranji, Karen Diep, Brittni Frederiksen, Ivette Gomez, and Alina Salganicoff, KFF | 10.08.2026

Introduction

The high costs of in vitro fertilization (IVF), limited insurance coverage for fertility services, and intersection with state level...