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A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's first gene-edited babies.

His work was reviled as reckless and unethical because, among other reasons, gene-editing was so new...

INTRODUCTION

Baby bonuses. Motherhood medals. Fertility tracking. You may have heard of these policy proposals as solutions from the Trump administration to help encourage women to have more children.

Besides falling short of ensuring that people have what they need...

Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
National Human Genome Research Institute

Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...

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By Dino Grandoni, The Washington Post | 08.30.2022

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kyra LoPiccolo crouched in front of a small, white foam...

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By Corin Faife, The Verge | 08.29.2022

New Jersey police may have used blood samples taken from babies to investigate crimes, according to public defenders in the...

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By Marian Jones, The Guardian | 08.28.2022

For many women of color, the right to control one’s reproductive destiny has always been about much more than the...

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By Staff, Gen-ethisches Netzwerk e.V. | 08.26.2022

The past experiences of Indigenious communitys with participating in genetic research have been predominatly negative. Therefore, Native American scientists like...

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By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 08.26.2022

Human genome editing and lab-grown eggs that could theoretically allow same-sex couples to have biological children are among the anticipated...

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By Sonia M. Suter and Laura Hercher, STAT | 08.25.2022

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that struck down the constitutional right to abortion guaranteed...

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By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 08.24.2022

In a first in its 18-year history, the California stem cell agency has begun posting on its website a list...