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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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Rosalind Franklin Poster
By Editorial, Nature | 07.21.2020

At the centre of Rosalind Franklin’s tombstone in London’s Willesden Jewish Cemetery is the word “scientist”. This is followed by...

Margaret Sanger Statue
By Nikita Stewart , The New York Times | 07.21.2020

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will remove the name of Margaret Sanger, a founder of the national organization, from...

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By Ashley Gold, Los Angeles Times | 07.21.2020

The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latino Americans is no secret. Now federal officials have launched studies of...

Gene therapy
By Rob Stein, NPR | 07.20.2020

Jack Grehan, who was born with hemophilia, used to inject himself every couple of days with a protein he needs...

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By Ben Trefny, KALW News [cites CGS] | 07.20.2020

In 2004, Californians approved a $3 bllion bond to fund stem cell research. That money has been pretty much used up...

Sleeping Baby
By Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker | 07.20.2020

Ben and Abbie Rosenberg’s relationship got its start the old-fashioned way. Not their initial meeting—that happened on Jdate, a Jewish...

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By Natasha Singer, The New York Times | 07.20.2020

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When Google and Apple announced plans in April for free softwareto help alert people...

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By Sara Morrison , Vox | 07.16.2020

In the earlier days of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the country’s public health departments, still reliant on fax...