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A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's first gene-edited babies.

His work was reviled as reckless and unethical because, among other reasons, gene-editing was so new...

INTRODUCTION

Baby bonuses. Motherhood medals. Fertility tracking. You may have heard of these policy proposals as solutions from the Trump administration to help encourage women to have more children.

Besides falling short of ensuring that people have what they need...

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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...

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By Gina Kolata and Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 04.27.2018

Genetic testing services have become enormously popular with people looking for long-lost relatives or clues to hereditary diseases. Most never...

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By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 04.27.2018

When the East Area Rapist broke into the home of his first victim in 1976, human DNA had not yet...

Setting is in bright surgery room. 3 individuals are surround a body covered in a teal sheet and they are all wearing full teal hospital scrubs and white face masks.
By Rachel Becker, The Verge | 04.26.2018

A veteran of the US Armed Forces has a new penis and scrotum after the most extensive penis transplant yet, ...

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By Telesur, Telesur TV | 04.26.2018

At least 2,000 people have filed lawsuits against the sterilizations, and official data says that 18 women died as a

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By Samantha Young, The Washington Post | 04.25.2018

Rosie Zaballos liked to host playtime tea parties and was sweet to everyone she met. But her older brother worried...

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By Eric Boodman, STAT | 04.25.2018

As soon as she saw her baby, Sarah Yaroch knew. Her father had the disorder, as did her nephew...

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By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 04.24.2018

One day last March, Kristin Comella took to the podium at a conference sponsored by the Academy of Regenerative Practices...

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By Kathleen Pierce, Nursing Clio | 04.24.2018

The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andme has recently been described by journalist Erika Check Hayden as a “unicorn.”1 For...

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