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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...

Two surgeons in uniform perform surgery on a patient, with tools in their hands and looking down at the patient.
By Elaine Schattner, Forbes | 10.29.2017

A horrifying story broke last week about a 36-year-old Oregon woman who had elective surgery to remove her uterus and...

Close-up of a sleeping newborn baby whose hand is held by an adult with slender fingers.
By Amy B. Wang, Washington Post | 10.28.2017

Jessica Allen was already the mother of two boys when she decided to become a surrogate.

The pay she would...

Microscopic image of IVF process
By Hille Haker, Leaps Magazine | 10.26.2017

Over the last few decades, the international community has issued several bioethical guidelines and legally binding documents, ranging from UN...

Silhouette against a  spotlight in the distance, of two hands putting together two pieces of a puzzle.
By Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, New York Times | 10.26.2017

The members of my family share a number of traits, but not one of them looks quite like me.

Many...

Close up of a transparent human model displayed in the Human Genome - Emerging Technologies Gallery - Science Exploration Hall in Kolkata. The model has repeating letters ATCG written in black.
By Nicola Davis, The Guardian | 10.25.2017

A breakthrough in “chemical surgery” that can correct a type of genetic mutation behind a host of diseases has been...

March for Science protesters sit and stand on staircase, and hold various signs and banners. In the background is the San Francisco Embarcadero.
By Ed Yong, The Atlantic | 10.25.2017

An open letter, signed by current and former members of the group, set off the latest round of complaints about...

Empty medical supplies are gathered in a tray in a pile.
By Center for Genetics and Society, National Health Service | 10.24.2017
  1. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute evidence toward your investigation of genomics and genome editing in the NHS. 
  2. The Center for Genetics...
A group of scientists dressed in lab coats and protective glasses and gloves, are huddled together at a desk, looking with deep interest as the central scientists holds a specimen.
By Simine Vazire, Slate | 10.24.2017

The New York Times Magazine story on Amy Cuddy brings up extremely important problems in science. But we cannot equate...