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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...

CRISPR-Cas9
By Mahlet N. Mesfin and Scott Moore, The Hill | 10.18.2020

Last week, two women — Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier — were awarded the Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking discovery of...

Father and baby
By Elena Barysheva, DW | 10.17.2020

A few years ago, lawyer Vladimir (name changed) who lives in a big Russian city decided to have a child...

Female scientist in black and white
By Henry T. Greely, STAT | 10.17.2020

In the course of just under two months that started 40 years ago this week, five events occurred that shaped...

Trump on graphic
By Adam Cohen, LA Times | 10.14.2020

Politicians often flatter their audiences, but at a rally in Bemidji, Minn., last month, President Trump found an unusual thing...

Jennifer Doudna
By Emily Mullin, Future Human | 10.13.2020

When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on October 7 that she had won the 2020 Nobel Prize in...

Face scan
By Aloysius Low, NBC News | 10.12.2020

SINGAPORE — Singapore already boasts one of the world's most advanced national digital identity programs, SingPass, which residents can use...

Covid vaccine
By Nicholas St. Fleur, Stat | 10.12.2020

The presidents of two historically Black universities in New Orleans thought they were doing a public service by enrolling in...

Vaccination
By Kristen V Brown , Bloomberg | 10.10.2020

Josiah Zayner’s plan was simple: replicate a Covid-19 vaccine that had worked in monkeys, test it on himself and then livestream the...