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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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By Franҫoise Baylis, STAT | 09.23.2019

The hubris of some scientists knows no bounds. Less than a year after He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, drew scorn...

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By Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle | 09.18.2019

California’s medical board on Wednesday took up an issue that scientists and consumer watchdog groups say is critical to patient...

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By Audrey Farley, The Washington Post | 09.17.2019

In July, the Trump administration unveiled a plan to disqualify 3 million Americans from receiving food stamps. The proposal, which...

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By Emily Mullin, One Zero | 09.16.2019

At least 10 babies have been born to apparently infertile women as a result of a controversial in vitro fertilization...

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By Madeline Roache, Al Jazeera | 09.13.2019

Throughout Ukraine, advertisements about becoming a surrogate mother are plastered on buses and throughout the metro.

They ask: "Аre...

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By Lisa Ikemoto and Diane Tober, San Francisco Chronicle | 09.12.2019

For a list of organizations opposing AB922, including reproductive justice, women’s health, LGBTQ rights, and other public interest organizations, see this fact...

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By Sharon Begley, STAT | 09.11.2019

An HIV-positive man in China is doing well after receiving infusions of donor cells whose genes were edited with CRISPR...

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By Kristen V Brown, Bloomberg Business Week | 09.11.2019

About three years ago, Orig3n Inc., a small genetic testing company in Boston, discovered a big problem with its DNA...