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National Human Genome Research Institute
Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...
A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...
A panel of government-appointed experts in Germany agreed unanimously that the human germline — DNA that is inherited by children...
In 2014, 23andMe tests revealed a decades-old secret in Indianapolis: A local fertility doctor named Donald Cline had secretly used...
When you submit your DNA to a personal genomics company like Ancestry or 23andme, you’re not just uncovering secrets about...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Despite prior court rulings that police can collect DNA samples from people arrested but not convicted...
At the turn of the 20th century, U.S. scientists proposed the control of reproduction to advance society based on the...
Mitochondria provide the power for our cells, and when they malfunction, it can be serious. So scientists have developed experimental...
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Marcy Darnovsky, Ph.D. , Katie Hasson, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society; and Program Director on...
Scientists first developed gene therapy techniques in the 1990s, exploring ways to treat disease by modifying malfunctioning cells. In 1997...