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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...

Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
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...

Arrow hitting target
By Megan Molteni, Wired | 04.02.2018

BIOTECH HAS BEEN betting big on Crispr, the gene-editing technique that promises to snip away some of humanity’s worst diseases. But...

A pair of white baby size shoes on top of a white calendar with the words "Due Date" circled in blue pen.
By Françoise Baylis and Alana Cattapan, The Conversation | 04.02.2018

In Canada, it’s illegal to pay for the services of a surrogate mother or to purchase human gametes — sperm...

Strand of yellow DNA with two wrenches unscrewing bolts on the DNA with the word "CRISPr" on it
By Text: Sharon Begley Video: Retro Report, STAT | 04.02.2018

Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. And those who do not remember the sometimes...

A mannequin of a human with DNA nucleotides (A, G, T, C) sequenced across it's body.
By Alan Goodman, Marcy Darnovsky, et. al., New York Times | 04.02.2018

To the Editor:

In “‘Race’ in the Age of Modern Genetics” (Sunday Review, March 25), David Reich does...

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By Jennifer Lynch, Electronic Frontier Foundation | 04.02.2018

In a disappointing and deeply divided opinion released today, the California Supreme Court upheld a state law law mandating DNA...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.02.2018

Ready for a world in which a $50 DNA test can predict your odds of earning a PhD or forecast...

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By Jonathan Kahn, Alondra Nelson, Joseph Graves, Marcy Darnovsky, Osagie Obasogie, et. al., Buzzfeed | 03.30.2018

This open letter was produced by a group of 67 scientists and researchers. The full list of signatories can be...

2 small baby feet wrapped in a cream colored blanket
By Nicola Abé, Spiegel Online | 03.28.2018

When Baruch, a soldier in the reserves and his mother's favorite, died in the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, he was...