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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...

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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...

Near a beach cliff, there is a warning sign that reads in bold letters "Danger"
By GMWatch, GMWatch | 12.11.2017

A CBS News story reports an attempt by the biohacker Josiah Zayner to genetically modify himself to have bigger muscles...

Spotlight in which a DNA model is projected as a hologram inside of a transparent, square glass bowl.
By Megan Molteni, Wired | 12.11.2017

In late 2012, French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier approached a handful of American scientists about starting a company, a Crispr company...

Graphic of brain neuron's being activated.
By Jim Kozubek, Aeon | 12.11.2017

First, let me tell you how smart I am. So smart. My fifth-grade teacher said I was gifted in...

A road is blocked, with a barrier and lights.
By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 12.11.2017

It seems hard to fathom that scientific progress has advanced to a point where it’s suddenly possible for people to...

Bird's eye view of three scissors that look the same, lined up on a white table. The two on the sides are slightly opened, while the middle is completely closed.
By Rebecca Robbins, STAT | 12.08.2017

CRISPR-Cas9 is complicated.

That’s why scientists, entrepreneurs, and journalists like me have spent the past few years reaching for metaphors...

Three people sit with their backs turned as they look at a massive wall art exhibition of black and white portraits of people's faces.
By Liberty Barnes and Jasmine Fledderjohann, The Conversation | 12.07.2017

Reproductive health is now seen as a basic human right. This includes the ability to have children. Large-scale population...

Rep. Trent Franks speaking with the media
By Mike DeBonis and Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post | 12.07.2017

Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican who is among the most conservative members of the House, said he would resign...

Microscopic image of red blood cells
By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press | 12.07.2017

Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study...