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In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby. But according to the Wall Street Journal, Bay Area startups are focused on just that. It wouldn’t be the first...

This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: Gene-editing technology allows scientists to work with DNA in unprecedented ways, but there are larger scientific...

For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered...

Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...

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By Nick Paul Taylor, Fierce Biotech | 01.09.2026

Menlo Ventures has made a $16 million bet that the “baby KJ” custom CRISPR therapy success story is...

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By Danny Finley, Bill of Health | 01.08.2026

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a unique funding structure among federal scientific and health agencies. The

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By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 01.08.2026

Scientists claim to have “rejuvenated” human eggs for the first time in an advance that they predict could revolutionise IVF...

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By David Cox, Wired | 01.05.2026

As he addressed an audience of virologists from China, Australia, and Singapore at October’s Pandemic Research Alliance Symposium, Wei Zhao...

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By Staff, ScienceDaily | 01.05.2026

Scientists at UNSW Sydney have developed a new form of CRISPR technology that could make gene therapy safer while also

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By Katherine Long, The Wall Street Journal | 12.27.2025

Nia Trent-Wilson owes $182,889.63 in medical bills for a baby that wasn’t hers.

In late 2021, she agreed to act...

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By Sam Schechner, Daria Matviichuk, and Thomas Grove, The Wall Street Journal | 12.22.2025

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Attractive women started showing up in...

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By Sarah A. Topol, The New York Times Magazine | 12.14.2025

The women in House 3 rarely had a chance to speak to the women in House 5, but when they...