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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 close up photograph of a male Japanese baby lying down on a bed in pajamas with eyes closed.
By The Economist, The Economist | 05.26.2018

The sterile façade of Kato Ladies Clinic gives little hint of the fecundity inside. Nestling among a plantation of high-rises...

13 sperm cells are illuminated in red and green against a black background.
By The Economist, The Economist | 05.24.2018

The effects of child abuse can last a lifetime. Neglected or abused children have a higher risk of developing all sorts...

Close up of several white chicken eggs.
By Emilia Benton, Popsugar [cites CGS] | 05.24.2018

I'm 31 years old, recently married, and on the fence about ever having children. I've never been completely against...

Black and white image of Dr. Frankenstein standing over his creation, a humanoid creature which lays strapped to a bed.
By Nova Wonders, PBS [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.23.2018

"It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the...

A man in a lab coat and gloves examines a purple DNA profile.
By Tina Hesman Saey, ScienceNews | 05.22.2018

In Nevada, 40,000 people are stepping up to the cutting edge of precision medicine. They are getting their DNA...

Close up of a man's hands typing on a laptop.
By Michael Price, Science Magazine | 05.22.2018

A little more than a year ago, Jedidiah Carlson was searching online for a 2008 paper in Natureanalyzing hundreds...

Two women sit together at a table. The woman to the right, a genetic counselor, holds a sheet of paper containing genetic information and speaks to the woman on the left.
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards, The Atlantic | 05.22.2018

In hindsight, clicking on the email from 23andMe at 10 p.m., alone, on a particularly cold March night probably wasn’t...

Close up of three 23andMe DNA sampling kits. The boxes are red, blue, white, and green and display the 23andMe logo.
By Tina Hesman Saey, ScienceNews | 05.22.2018

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing first came on the market about a decade ago, but I resisted the temptation to see what...