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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by...

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

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By Alison Motluk , The Globe and Mail | 06.18.2022

As you drop your dad’s card into the mailbox, or dial him for a quick chat, or arrange a little...

CRISPR vial
By Michael Le Page, New Scientist | 06.16.2022

CRISPR gene-editing trials for treating sickle cell disease and beta thalassaemia are being extended to include children aged under 12...

Surgical tools
By Gretchen Vogel , Science | 06.16.2022

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A surgeon who just a decade ago was celebrated around the globe as a...

AI
By Robin Donovan, NEO.LIFE | 06.16.2022

There’s a joke in Silicon Valley about how AI was developed: Privileged coders were building machine learning algorithms to replace...

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By Tess Owen, Vice | 06.15.2022

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America’s white nationalists are once again embracing the great outdoors. 

At first glance, it may...

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By Helen Smith, King 5 | 06.14.2022

Seattle-based company US Stemology must pay $500,000 in restitution to patients after offering unproven stem cell treatments they claimed could...

Stem Cells
By David Jensen, The California Stem Cell Report | 06.14.2022

Editor’s note: The article below first appeared today on Capitol Weekly, the respected online California news and information service...

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By Oscar Williams, The New Statesman | 06.14.2022

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On 11 June, Blake Lemoine, a software engineer at Google, published transcripts of interviews...