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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by...

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...

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By Susanna Smith, Genetic Frontiers | 07.28.2025

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How does the American far right view genetics and genetic technologies?

What is the history of the American...

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By Arthur Caplan and James Tabery, Scientific American | 07.28.2025

An understandable ethics outcry greeted the June announcement of a software platform that offers aspiring parents “genetic optimization” of their...

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By Keith Casebonne and Jodi Beckstine [with CGS' Katie Hasson], Disability Deep Dive | 07.24.2025

In this episode of Disability Deep Dive, hosts Keith and Jodi explore the complex interplay between disability science, technology...

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By Matt Novak, Gizmodo | 07.23.2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has made a big push to get agencies like...

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By Angus Liu, Fierce Pharma | 07.22.2025

A brief skirmish between Sarepta Therapeutics and the FDA has ended before escalating into a full-on regulatory clash, as the...

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By Ben Fidler and Ned Pagliarulo, Biopharma Dive | 07.21.2025

One month ago, a 51-year-old man treated in a clinical trial with an experimental gene therapy became dangerously sick. The...

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By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 07.18.2025

This week we heard that eight babies have been born in the UK following an experimental form of IVF that...

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By Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post | 07.17.2025

Nearly 2 million people protected their privacy by deleting their DNA from 23andMe after it declared bankruptcy in March. Now...