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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 Katie Palmer and Usha Lee McFarling, Stat | 09.03.2024

Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography on Unsplash

Pediatrician Alexandra Epee-Bounya had had enough. In her 20 years caring for...

graphic of sperm donor
By Sophie Zadeh, PET | 09.02.2024

Dr Sophie Zadeh presents an overview of the Young Adults Study which has garnered the views of donor conceived young...

Egg Donation
By Pandora Dewan, Newsweek | 09.02.2024

Egg donation offers thousands of U.S. couples the opportunity to start a family, enabling them to carry a child when...

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By Hannah Flynn, PET | 09.02.2024

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By Kylie Marsh and Herbert L. White , The Charlotte Post | 08.31.2024
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By Nicoletta Lanese, Live Science | 08.26.2024

Since CRISPR was first conceived as a gene-editing tool in 2012, scientists have seen its awesome potential.

It promises to...

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By Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Live Science | 08.26.2024

The gene-editing tool CRISPR enabled a groundbreaking new treatment for sickle-cell disease, and in the future, scientists anticipate that...

Osagie K. Obasogie
By Gwyneth Shaw, Berkeley Law | 08.23.2024

In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks to Professor Osagie K. Obasogie, a professor of law and bioethics and...