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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...

A robot contemplating code
By Cade Metz, The New York Times | 08.04.2025

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In downtown Berkeley, an old hotel has become a temple to the...

Image of a wolf
By Ewen Callaway, Nature | 08.04.2025

For months, researchers in a laboratory in Dallas, Texas, worked in secrecy, culturing grey-wolf blood cells and altering the DNA...

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By Riley Beggin and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post | 08.03.2025

The White House does not plan to require health insurers to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization services, two people...

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By Annika Inampudi, Science | 08.01.2025

In June, Sara* received a message asking whether she wanted to continue to participate in a massive, multicenter research project...

Graphic of embryo development
By Katie Hunt, CNN | 07.30.2025

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg.

They are...

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By Kristel Tjandra, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 07.30.2025

CRISPR has taken the bioengineering world by storm since its first introduction. From treating sickle cell diseases to creating disease-resistant...

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By Susanna Smith, Genetic Frontiers | 07.28.2025

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How does the American far right view genetics and genetic technologies?

What is the history of the American...

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By Arthur Caplan and James Tabery, Scientific American | 07.28.2025

An understandable ethics outcry greeted the June announcement of a software platform that offers aspiring parents “genetic optimization” of their...