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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 Dennis Sponer, BioSpace | 09.03.2025

Imagine telling a child with sickle cell disease that a cure exists—but it’s too expensive for their insurer to cover...

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By Grace Tobin and Kirsten Robb, ABC News Australia | 09.01.2025

A secret audit of a major fertility clinic revealed that almost all of its donor sperm being provided to patients...

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By Grace Tobin and Kirsten Robb, ABC News Australia | 08.31.2025

A biracial baby was born to a white couple in Brisbane in an IVF mix-up that Australia's biggest fertility company...

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By Miranda Bryant, The Guardian | 08.27.2025

Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has apologised for the first time for the forced contraception scandal in which thousands of...

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By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times | 08.25.2025

Scientists have dreamed for centuries about using animal organs to treat ailing humans. In recent years, those efforts have begun...

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By Carter Sherman, The Guardian | 08.23.2025

For Erica L and her husband, in-vitro fertilization was the “nuclear option”.

After two years of trying to conceive, Erica...

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By Vuyile Madwantsi, Independent Online | 08.22.2025

Imagine this: a future where parents could choose their baby’s eye colour, height or even intelligence.

Sounds like science fiction...

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By Caroline Kitchener, The New York Times | 08.21.2025

Less than two weeks after an Alabama Supreme Court decision upended in vitro fertilization in the state and prompted a...