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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...
In their single-minded venture of “producing” (shengchan, in their own word) the world’s first gene-edited babies, He Jiankui and...
Consumer DNA-testing giant 23andMe Inc. plans to add new wellness offerings it hopes will help its customers shed a few...
The gene-editing scandal that made headlines in late November, with researcher He Jiankui claiming to have created twin girls...
Is our future written in our genes? Recent developments in genetics give the impression of a rapidly increasing ability to...
We’ve all seen the stark headlines: “Being Rich and Successful Is in Your DNA” (Guardian, July 12); “A...
Within 24 hours of giving birth to a healthy baby girl, Lauren Stetson grappled with a dilemma: whether to enroll...
Leaders in the scientific community are urgently seeking to set international standards for producing genetically modified humans. They are reacting...