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This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: Gene-editing technology allows scientists to work with DNA in unprecedented ways, but there are larger scientific...

For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby.

Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the startup—called...

Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...

This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

Hacking Computer Text
By Peter Aldhous, BuzzFeed News | 07.22.2020

On July 19, genealogy enthusiasts who use the website GEDmatch to upload their DNA information and find relatives to fill...

John Muir postage stamp
By Darryl Fears and Steven Mufson, The Washington Post | 07.22.2020

No one is more important to the history of environmental conservation than John Muir — the “wilderness prophet,” “patron saint...

A colored image of DNA
By Katie Hafner, The New York Times | 07.22.2020

This article is part of a series exploring how the Americans With Disabilities Act has shaped modern life for people...

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...

All of Us logo
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...

Voter Ballot
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...