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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by...

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

A pair of hands are typing on a laptop computer with lines of code across it. There is a black mug with white writing on it in the background of the picture.
By Megan Molteni, Wired | 04.20.2018

Almost exactly a year ago, 23andMe earned the right to tell people what diseases might be lurking in their DNA. Since then...

A women with blonde hair and a white lab coat is sitting at a lab bench plating bacteria on a red medium agar plate.
By Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine | 04.19.2018
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By Jalelah Abu Baker, Channel News Asia | 04.19.2018

SINGAPORE: The Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) is reviewing its current stand against genetic modification with regards to genetic disorders passed...

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By Katie Worth, Frontline | 04.19.2018

When the DNA results came back, even Lukis Anderson thought he might have committed the murder.

“I drink a lot,”...

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By Malcolm Ritter, AP [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 04.18.2018

So you want to have a baby.

Would you like a dark-haired girl with a high risk of someday getting...

Men crowded into and on a train in India
By Jasu Hu, The Washington Post | 04.18.2018

Nothing like this has happened in human history. A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in...

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By Rob Stein, NPR | 04.18.2018

Gene therapy is showing promise for treating one of the most common genetic disorders.

Results of a study published Wednesday...

Three African scientists working in a lab
By Linda Nordling, Science | 04.18.2018

As the genomics revolution finally turns its attention to Africa and northern researchers flock there to collect data, scientists from...