News
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...

Flag of Spain, public domain via wikimedia commons
The Spanish government is banning its embassies and consulates from registering children...

In 2018, Dr James Tabery watched a documentary about North Carolina’s eugenics program and the fraught effort to financially compensate...

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering...

The Collins Family, by TeggorMindFish, CC 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
“Humanity is dying,” billionaire Elon Musk told Fox News anchor...

My wife and I decided to have children for an entirely prosaic reason: We wanted to start a family. I’m...

The Trump administration reportedly has plans to scrape your private medical data from sources like your doctor, your pharmacy, your...

"Autism Awareness Ribbon" via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Last week Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held...

The sight of a room full of human cadavers can be off-putting for some, but not for Haley Omeasoo.
In...