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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...

A majority of French people would favor allowing surrogate motherhood, though primarily only for medical reasons, a poll showed on...

A landmark gene therapy to treat a rare, inherited form of blindness will cost $850,000 — a price tag so daunting that its maker will...

China's illegal surrogacy market is booming with vast numbers of women earning money through offering their wombs for service.
Women...

Public dialogue about the new technology will require major investments from scientists, journalists, and philanthropists.
In 2014 biochemist Jennifer Doudna...

Federal taxpayers are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a quest for blood samples, medical information and fitness readouts...

We are witnessing great promise in medicine today. The vocabulary dazzles: “precision medicine,” “stem cells,” “moon shot,” and other terms...

What “Frankenstein” and the golem tell us about the power and responsibility of science.
January 1 marks the 200th anniversary of...

The world's largest human genome research project of 100,000 people was launched by China on Thursday to document their genetic...