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A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to one of the most controversial technologies in medicine.

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A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These conditions are informed by many genetic variants and environmental factors - so...

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By Jack Morgan, The Cavalier Daily | 01.17.2022

In a majority opinion written in 1927 for the Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell...

By Arthur Caplan, Laura Kimberly, Brendan Parent, and Tamar Schiff, The Washington Post | 01.14.2022

Arthur Caplan, Laura Kimberly, Brendan Parent and Tamar Schiff are members of the transplant ethics and policy working group in...

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By The Nuffield Council on Bioethics, The Nuffield Council on Bioethics News | 01.13.2022

Would the use of artificial wombs during pregnancy change the nature of parenthood? Can genomic analysis be used to accurately...

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By Ellen Trachman, TEDxMileHigh | 01.08.2022

What happens when a couple freezes embryos to conceive a baby later, but they get divorced? What if egg and...

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By S.E. Williams, Black Voices News | 01.03.2022

On New Year’s Eve California Governor Gavin Newsom announced another important action in the state’s ongoing effort to redress historical...

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By Joseph L Graves Jr, The Lancet | 01.01.2022

Kathryn Paige Harden, Professor of Psychology who leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab at the University of Texas at Austin...