A common belief of technocentrism is that if we have the ability, why not use it? The rapid advancements in...
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Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/
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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...
Facing criticism from fellow scientists, the researcher behind the world’s largest effort to edit human embryos with CRISPR is vowing...
A wave of controversy about reproductive gene editing gathered force in response to reports in 2015 of the first CRISPR...
In 1951, Henrietta Lacks walked into Johns Hopkins Hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding. Although she died later that year, her...
Genetic-testing companies that have decoded the DNA of millions just introduced new guidelines to protect data privacy.
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On May 18, W. French Anderson, known as the “father of gene therapy,” was released from prison on parole. Two...
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ recent endorsement of human genome editing has drawn fire from experts – including at least...