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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 cartoon figure holds a large magnifying glass up to a strand of DNA
By Natalie Ram, Slate | 05.04.2018

The arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo as the suspected Golden State Killer has both thrilled and worried watchers. Bringing the...

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By Stuart Leavenworth, The Sacramento Bee | 05.03.2018

-- Wall Street has plowed billions of dollars into DNA testing companies, one of the world's fastest-growing consumer services...

The Canadian flag (Red, White, and the another Red strip with a red maple leaf in the middle of the white section of flag) waving in the trees in front of a large body of water.
By Alana Cattapan and Françoise Baylis, The Star | 05.01.2018

Prime Minister Trudeau has stated it is time for Canadians to have a discussion about payment for surrogacy, eggs, and...

White pregnancy test with a light purple cap on a white background.
By Tracey Loughran, The Conversation | 05.01.2018

To all outward appearances, Louise Brown looked exactly the same as thousands of other babies when her blinking, slightly quizzical...

A shadow of a family of 5 holding hands in front of a sunset. Two parents, two toddlers, and a baby.
By The Scientist Staff, The Scientist | 05.01.2018

It’s a compelling narrative: A parent learns that his or her child has a fatal disease with no cure, and...

A women with black hair in a white tshirt and jeans is walking through a path with greenery on each side holding  lease with a small golden coated dog on the end of it.
By Phil Rogers, Lisa Capitanini, and Courtney Copenhagen, NBC Chicago | 04.30.2018

Confused by the barrage of ads from companies wanting to dissect your personal tastes/family history/longevity/health based on a simple sample...

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By Jon Cohen, Science | 04.30.2018

Here’s a double-negative brain twister with potentially huge financial ramifications and a Nobel Prize resting on the answer: For an...

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By Laurie McGinley and William Wan, The Washington Post | 04.29.2018

Doris Tyler lay on the examining table as the doctor stuck a long, thin tube into her belly. The doctor...