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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th 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...

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

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By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post | 04.28.2023

DACULA, Ga. — For as long as he can remember, Jimi Olaghere felt he was destined to be a father...

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By Claire Moses, The New York Times | 04.28.2023

A man who has fathered between 550 and 600 children over the past 16 years is not allowed to donate...

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By Kristine Thomason, Women's Health | 04.27.2023

At 22, Arianna W. was certain she wanted to freeze her eggs—one day.

It was 2016, and she was interning...

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By Christos Konstantopoulos, The Collector | 04.27.2023

What is the first period that comes to mind when one hears the term “eugenics”? For many, the answer is...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.26.2023

Elizabeth Carr is head of commercial development at Genomic Prediction, a New Jersey genetic testing startup that says it...

a wooly mammoth and a modern elephant stand at opposite ends of a photo with trees on the right and a bright orange sunset behind both.
By Dayton Martindale , Vox | 04.26.2023

On January 6, 2000, the bucardo (also known as the Pyrenean ibex, a subspecies of wild mountain goat) was confirmed...

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By Editorial, Nature | 04.25.2023

“We wish to suggest a structure for the salt of deoxyribose nucleic acid (D.N.A.),” wrote James Watson and Francis Crick...

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By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 04.25.2023

Last year, a study linking the DNA and education data for 3 million people of European ancestry found the resulting...