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A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to one of the most controversial technologies in medicine.

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A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These conditions are informed by many genetic variants and environmental factors - so...

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By Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Times | 03.25.2025

On June 24, 2022, the same day the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization...

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By Jason Green, The Mercury News | 03.24.2025

With genetic testing company 23andMe facing an increasingly uncertain future, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday reminded customers...

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By Natalie Richardson, PET | 03.24.2025

The Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act passed unanimously in the Tennessee Senate and aims to protect access to IVF...

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By Staff, The Medicine Maker | 03.21.2025

"The Promise and Peril of CRISPR" cover by Johns Hopkins University Press

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By ACLU Northern California | 03.21.2025

In a long-standing lawsuit, the ACLU, on behalf of partner organizations and an individual taxpayer, is challenging the state of...

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By Michael Gibney, PharmaVoice | 03.20.2025

The death this week of a teenager receiving Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy Elevidys for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a tragic...

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By Frank Landymore, Futurism | 03.18.2025

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