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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...

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By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Bureau [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.01.2018

For DNA testing companies, the genetic code that customers pay to have analyzed is a gift that keeps on giving...

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By Susan K. Livio, NJ.com | 05.31.2018

New Jersey state law caught up to medical science Wednesday, when Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that provides legal...

Ultrasound image of a baby's head in black and white showing absent nasal bone indicating Down Syndrome.
By Ruth Graham, Slate | 05.31.2018

Celeste Blau’s first pregnancy was smooth from the beginning. She stayed active and kept working at the gelato shop she...

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By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Bureau [Cites CGS' Leah Lowthorp] | 05.31.2018

Curious about their roots, consumers are spending tens of millions of dollars each year getting their DNA tested and then...

A purple-gloved hand inserts a piece of paper into a machine to extract DNA from the swab.
By Mason Marks and Tiffany Li, Stat News | 05.30.2018

The National Institutes of Health wants your DNA, and the DNA of 1 million other Americans, for an ambitious...

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By Erica Evans, Deseret News [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.30.2018

Lynn Schwiebert was 67-years-old when she decided to figure out who she really was.

She had spent years tracing her...

Rows of students wearing blue school uniforms sit at desks and take notes.
By Carl Zimmer, The Atlantic | 05.29.2018

In 2016, I got my genome sequenced while I was working on a book about heredity. Some scientists kindly pointed...

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By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Bureau [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.29.2018

It markets its DNA kits with promises that tug at the heartstrings: Discover ancestors. Strengthen family ties. Understand your life...