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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...

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By Erin Heidt-Forsythe and Heather Silber Mohamed, The Washington Post | 05.13.2018

This Mother’s Day, many women (and men) around the globe are struggling to have children, turning to a variety of...

Black and white engraving of a neanderthal profile.
By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 05.11.2018

Scientists are preparing to create “miniature brains” that have been genetically engineered to contain Neanderthal DNA, in an unprecedented attempt...

A mother and father lie down with their baby in between them. They smile and look at the baby while holding its hands. The baby looks off into the distance.
By Katie Stoll, The DNA Exchange | 05.10.2018

Last week Phil Rogers, of Chicago NBC News reported that he submitted a DNA sample from his dog, Baily, to...

Close up of plastic tube dropping liquid into clear plastic test tubes in a DNA lab at the University of Michigan.
By Russell Brandom, The Verge | 05.10.2018

Monday afternoon, workers at a treatment plant in Augusta, Georgia found something unusual traveling through the city’s wastewater. A mass...

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By Eric Boodman, STAT | 05.08.2018

The meeting could determine whether the two young siblings would keep going blind. The doctor knew that going in, but he...

A hand wearing a green clinical glove holds purple test tubes containing DNA samples.
By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post | 05.07.2018

There are 75,000 genetic tests available for sale today -- a flood of information that could provide major new insights into...

Cartoon image of a bearded man in button down shirt with a surprised expression on his face. He is pointing over his shoulder at a colorful pie chart.
By Amanda Hess, The New York Times | 05.06.2018

The Try Guys, a quartet of BuzzFeed personalities who film themselves undergoing often absurd and humiliating experiences on camera...

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By Erin Brodwin, Business Insider | 05.04.2018