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Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...
This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
Women transitioning to men must be offered egg storage on the NHS, because they have the right to become parents...
A majority of French people would favor allowing surrogate motherhood, though primarily only for medical reasons, a poll showed on...
A landmark gene therapy to treat a rare, inherited form of blindness will cost $850,000 — a price tag so daunting that its maker will...
China's illegal surrogacy market is booming with vast numbers of women earning money through offering their wombs for service.
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Public dialogue about the new technology will require major investments from scientists, journalists, and philanthropists.
In 2014 biochemist Jennifer Doudna...
Federal taxpayers are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a quest for blood samples, medical information and fitness readouts...
We are witnessing great promise in medicine today. The vocabulary dazzles: “precision medicine,” “stem cells,” “moon shot,” and other terms...
What “Frankenstein” and the golem tell us about the power and responsibility of science.
January 1 marks the 200th anniversary of...