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This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: Gene-editing technology allows scientists to work with DNA in unprecedented ways, but there are larger scientific...

For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby.

Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the startup—called...

Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...

This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

A futuristic-looking freezer illuminated in blue and pink light opens to reveal white vapor. The freezer is labeled "Cryogenics International."
By Joi Ito, Wired | 06.04.2018

In the summer of 1990, I was running a pretty weird nightclub in the Roppongi neighborhood of Tokyo. I was deeply...

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By Sian Ferguson, Rewire.News | 06.04.2018

In March, Canadian Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather said he’ll put forward a new bill that would allow sperm donors...

Google Calico logo, a green C surrounded by green concentric circles.
By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Bureau [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.01.2018

For DNA testing companies, the genetic code that customers pay to have analyzed is a gift that keeps on giving...

Interior image of New Jersey state house showing rows of chairs, a chandelier, etc.
By Susan K. Livio, NJ.com | 05.31.2018

New Jersey state law caught up to medical science Wednesday, when Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that provides legal...

Ultrasound image of a baby's head in black and white showing absent nasal bone indicating Down Syndrome.
By Ruth Graham, Slate | 05.31.2018

Celeste Blau’s first pregnancy was smooth from the beginning. She stayed active and kept working at the gelato shop she...

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By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Bureau [Cites CGS' Leah Lowthorp] | 05.31.2018

Curious about their roots, consumers are spending tens of millions of dollars each year getting their DNA tested and then...

A purple-gloved hand inserts a piece of paper into a machine to extract DNA from the swab.
By Mason Marks and Tiffany Li, Stat News | 05.30.2018

The National Institutes of Health wants your DNA, and the DNA of 1 million other Americans, for an ambitious...

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By Erica Evans, Deseret News [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.30.2018

Lynn Schwiebert was 67-years-old when she decided to figure out who she really was.

She had spent years tracing her...