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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...
Heritable Human Genome Editing: Nearing a Critical Juncture
The impending decision about whether to develop and use heritable human genome...
Joanna had just turned 62 when she noticed that she couldn’t stand very long before her right leg would hurt...
It’s tempting to see genes everywhere, lurking in every shadow. For geneticists trying to understand a disease, or Bret Stephens...
What if the United States government took the DNA of vast numbers of Americans for use without their consent? The...
23andMe, the popular DNA testing company, is laying off about 100 employees or 14 percent of its workforce as consumer...
Researchers have conducted a controversial study that involved paying dozens of young women at a hospital near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico...
In November 2018, a Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, caused an international uproar by announcing the birth of two babies whose...
As genetic technologies merge with forensics, medicine, and human reproduction, renewed eugenic temptations are arising. The prospect of heritable genetic...