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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th 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 Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

A row of tall cactuses behind a sign reading "University of Arizona"
By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press | 08.24.2018

The University of Arizona has accepted years of funding from a foundation infamous for promoting research linking race and intelligence...

Representation of sperm surrounding an egg on a pink background
By Vardit Ravitsky and Sarah Kimmins, The Globe and Mail | 08.24.2018

Vardit Ravitsky is an associate professor of bioethics at the University of Montreal.

Sarah Kimmins is an associate professor at...

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report [cites CGS' Pete Shanks] | 08.23.2018

California's $3 billion stem cell experiment received a host of accolades last week at a state legislative hearing, but one...

The letters A C T G repeat in primary colors descend down a screen
By John Edward Terrell, Sapiens | 08.23.2018

I have never understood why anybody would think humans are by nature violent, warlike creatures. True, we have all surely...

Blue double helix
By Megan Molteni, Wired | 08.21.2018

Scientists in the US may be out in front developing the next generation of Crispr-based genetic tools, but it’s China...

A bronze plaque describes the history of Shockley semiconductor lab
By Sam Harnett, The California Report | 08.21.2018

Last week, nearly 400 people crowded in front of 391 San Antonio Road in Mountain View to commemorate what was...

Illustration of a DNA strand inside a syringe
By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.15.2018

U.S. health officials are eliminating special regulations for gene therapy experiments, saying that what was once exotic science is quickly...

A cradle and a rocking chair occupy a baby room painted pink.
By Rebecca Gale, Dame [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.14.2018

In our on-demand era of reproductive liberty and technology, a child’s sex isn’t always left up to chance. As more...

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