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Genetic information company 23andMe has said that it is headed to bankruptcy court, raising questions for what happens to the DNA shared by millions of people with the company via saliva test kits.

Sunday’s announcement clears the way for a new...

In a long-standing lawsuit, the ACLU, on behalf of partner organizations and an individual taxpayer, is challenging the state of California for its retention of genetic samples and profiles from people arrested but never convicted of a felony.  

The complaint...

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A young couple wants to have a baby, but they’re worried it’ll carry a disease that runs in the family...

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By Emi Nietfeld, Wired | 12.11.2024

FOR YEARS NOW, aspiring parents have been designing their children. Screening embryos for disease-causing genes during IVF, selecting their future baby’s...

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By Hannah Devlin and David Pegg, The Guardian | 12.10.2024

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A leading academic publisher is reviewing...

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By Kristine Servando, Bloomberg | 12.05.2024

(Bloomberg) — A woman in Hong Kong had to travel to two different countries to attempt conceiving a baby on...

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By Staff, Reuters | 12.04.2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Wednesday it had entered into agreements with Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX.O), opens...

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By Staff, Center for Food Safety | 12.03.2024

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SAN FRANCISCO—In a precedential victory for food and environmental safety, a federal district court ...

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By Alex Loftus, BBC News | 12.03.2024

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted of human trafficking in Cambodia for intending to sell babies they carried...

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By Josie Ensor, The Times | 12.03.2024

It was somewhere between the third and fourth child that Catherine Pakaluk had a revelation.

“There was this sense that...

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By Stefan Bernhardt-Radu, Aeon | 12.02.2024

In the 18th century, European scholars began to envision a more enlightened world in harmony with nature. The old aristocratic...