News

Surrogacy goes more mainstream

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Emily Galpern] | 03.29.2026

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...

U.S. Federal

Eugenics and the Modern Synthesis, Part I

By Jessica Riskin, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 03.23.2026

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...

Civil Society

Surrogacy laws are all over the map

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Surrogacy360] | 03.29.2026

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

Why it matters: Confusing...

Policies

Project Eugenics: The Rollback of Disability Rights

By Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield, New Disabled South | 02.09.2026

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

U.S. States

Leaked reports allege that Penn officials led ‘shameless cover-up’ to protect Gene Therapy Program

By Conor Murray and Pia Singh, The Daily Pennsylvanian | 04.21.2022

Top University officials allegedly manipulated a Perelman School of Medicine investigation into years of workplace abuse allegations within the Gene...

Human Genetic Modification

Cover of the book titled The Genetic Lottery

Why Biology Is Not Destiny

By M.W. Feldman and Jessica Riskin, The New York Review | 04.21.2022

You must know the parable about the frog that sits in a pot of water being gradually heated, allowing itself...

Genomics

FDA Cautions of False Results From Prenatal Genetic Tests

By Staff Reporter, genomeweb | 04.20.2022

NEW YORK – The US Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication on Tuesday, warning people that genetic noninvasive prenatal...

Genomics

Study Raises Questions About Popular Genetic Test for ‘Abnormal’ Embryos

By Azeen Ghorayshi, The New York Times | 04.20.2022

When they began their first two rounds of in vitro fertilization in 2015, Anna Dahlquist and her husband, Brian, took...

Assisted Reproduction

Genetic Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests May Have False Results

By Safety Communication, FDA | 04.19.2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning patients and health care providers about the risks of false results...

Genetic Selection

Bayer: A history

By GMWatch, GMWatch | 04.19.2022

Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical giant founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer and his partner...

U.S. Federal

Athletics, IQ, Health: Three Myths of Race

By Alan Goodman and Joseph L. Graves Jr., Sepiens | 04.14.2022

Our recent book, Racism, Not Race, tackles a big lie: The idea that human beings have biological races.

Biological...

Society

UCLA names Alex Stern dean of humanities

By Sean Brenner, UCLA Newsroom | 04.14.2022

Alexandra Minna Stern, currently the associate dean for the humanities at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and...

Arts & Culture