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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...

In July, the world celebrated 200 years since the birth of Gregor Mendel, who is widely accepted as the “father...

More than 175 years after his death, a man named John Voorhees may finally have a proper burial.
Mr. Voorhees...

Under the current system, if a woman hasn’t used her stored eggs after 10 years she has the option of...

The repudiation of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey awakens fears around the repercussions of...

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This week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed a crowd of thousands of American...

In a search for novel forms of longevity medicine, a biotech company based in Israel says it intends to create...

The pigs had been lying dead in the lab for an hour — no blood was circulating in their bodies...

Under Georgia law, fetuses now have “full legal recognition” as living people. That means their parents can claim them as...