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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...

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By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 10.18.2017

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By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News | 10.17.2017

Outrage over the high cost of cancer care has focused on skyrocketing drug prices, including the $475,000 price tag for...

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By Erin Blakemore, Washington Post | 10.15.2017

If you work at such places as Google, Facebook and Apple, your health insurance includes an unusual feature: coverage for...

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By Charles Piller, STAT | 10.12.2017

The anarchist grew animated as he explained his plan to subvert a pillar of global capitalism by teaching the poor...

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By Lauren Kirschner, ProPublica | 10.11.2017

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced last week that it is launching a new study of certain types...

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By Adele Peters, Fast Company | 10.10.2017

“What we’ve got here is some DNA, and this is a syringe,” Josiah Zayner tells a room full of synthetic...

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By Michael Le Page, New Scientist | 10.09.2017

The battle between sports cheats and testers is poised to enter a whole new arena. The World Anti-Doping Agency has...

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By Sara Reardon, Nature | 10.06.2017

Tribal leaders are developing a policy for genetic research and data sharing, potentially ending a 15-year moratorium.

When the Navajo...