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There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...
In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...
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THE UNITED STATES government has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers—including at least one 4-year-old—and uploaded...
An international group of gene editing leaders has put out a call for a 10-year ban on heritable human genome...
A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — It began, unlike any other international meeting devoted to discussions of powerful DNA-modifying technologies, with a dance. Four...
“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Microsoft founder and...