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The conservative group behind the Project 2025 governing playbook for President Donald Trump’s second term is set to propose sweeping revisions to U.S. economic policy meant to encourage married heterosexual couples to have more children.

The Heritage Foundation, a right-wing...

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On Monday, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference on their attempts to divine the causes of autism—much...

A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's...

Imagine this: a future where parents could choose their baby’s eye colour, height or even intelligence.

Sounds like science fiction...

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By Elise Kinsella, ABC News | 06.15.2025

When *Sarah and her partner needed fertility testing, it was Monash IVF that the pair turned to.

"Having a quick...

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By Siddhi Mahatole and Mariam E. Sunny, Reuters | 06.13.2025

Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of 23andMe after a $305 million bid from a nonprofit she controls topped...

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By Tory Shepherd, The Guardian | 06.13.2025

IVF is “big business” and experts are concerned about conflicts of interest between profit-making and helping families have children.

Monash...

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By Hilary Bowman-Smart and Craig Stanbury, The Conversation | 06.12.2025

Monash IVF CEO Michael Knaap has resigned after one of the company’s Melbourne clinics mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo to...

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By Kylie Robison, Wired | 06.11.2025

In a $30 million mansion perched on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI researchers, philosophers...

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By Staff, The Associated Press | 06.10.2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 06.05.2025

Brian Armstrong, the billionaire CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, says he’s ready to fund a US startup focused on...

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By Isabel van Brugen, Newsweek | 06.05.2025

A U.S.-based biotech company has unveiled a new in vitro fertilization (IVF) option that allows parents to select embryos based...