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For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered...
Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...
ARCADIA, Calif.—In early May, after a baby was hospitalized with possible signs of child abuse, police showed up at a...
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In downtown Berkeley, an old hotel has become a temple to the...
For months, researchers in a laboratory in Dallas, Texas, worked in secrecy, culturing grey-wolf blood cells and altering the DNA...
The White House does not plan to require health insurers to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization services, two people...
In June, Sara* received a message asking whether she wanted to continue to participate in a massive, multicenter research project...
Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg.
They are...
CRISPR has taken the bioengineering world by storm since its first introduction. From treating sickle cell diseases to creating disease-resistant...
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How does the American far right view genetics and genetic technologies?
What is the history of the American...