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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...

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 large, multicolored representation of DNA fragments
By Rob Stein, NPR | 11.29.2017

Eli Wheatley and Christian Guardino are among a growing number of patients whose lives are apparently being saved or radically...

Gray scale photo of an adult's hand holding a baby's.
By Tina Hesman Saey, ScienceNews [cites CGS’ Marcy Darnovsky] | 11.28.2017

A doctor explains to a young couple that he has screened the pair’s in vitro fertilized embryos and selected those...

Senator Schumer stands behind a podium, surrounded by press.
By Daniella Silva, NBC News | 11.26.2017

It's in our genes to be suspicious of fine print.

So, with the holiday season in full swing, Sen. Chuck...

A corn plant springs up from the soil.
By David Nield, Science Alert | 11.23.2017

Traditionally, most spying and intelligence gathering has been done by highly trained human operatives. But the US military has a...

Bird's eye view of the side of a pale skinned pregnant woman, with an exposed stomach, who uses one hand to grasp her stomach, and the other to hold up a sonogram of the baby.
By Anastasia Maunilova, News Deeply | 11.23.2017

Russia’s rapidly developing surrogate industry may now grind to a halt, as members of the parliament debate banning the practice...

Scanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell
By Jessica Lussenhop, BBC | 11.21.2017

The moment Tristan Roberts became the first human to inject an untested, experimental gene therapy into his stomach fat, he...

A nurse examines a newborn baby through an incubator.
By Sophie Bearman, CNBC | 11.20.2017

In 1997, Debbie and Frank Astorino welcomed three children into the world, triplets Kevin, Kerri and Sheri.

The Astorinos had...

Close up of a runner, running up cement stairs.
By Angela Chen, The Verge | 11.20.2017

In January of this year, I decided I would complete a half-marathon. I would push my body to the limit...