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During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious public health project. “Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes...

This is the 15th 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. You can read the first part here. The series...

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"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...

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By Jennifer Lynch, Electronic Frontier Foundation | 04.02.2018

In a disappointing and deeply divided opinion released today, the California Supreme Court upheld a state law law mandating DNA...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.02.2018

Ready for a world in which a $50 DNA test can predict your odds of earning a PhD or forecast...

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By Jonathan Kahn, Alondra Nelson, Joseph Graves, Marcy Darnovsky, Osagie Obasogie, et. al., Buzzfeed | 03.30.2018

This open letter was produced by a group of 67 scientists and researchers. The full list of signatories can be...

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By Nicola Abé, Spiegel Online | 03.28.2018

When Baruch, a soldier in the reserves and his mother's favorite, died in the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, he was...

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By Martin Enserink, Science | 03.27.2018

A group of European scientists has founded an international association to discuss and provide guidance on the ethical use of...

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By Paige Winfield Cunningham , Washington Post | 03.27.2018

The Food and Drug Administration’s move to allow 23andMe to screen people for breast cancer risks may unleash a flood...

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By Timothy Caulfield, Policy Options | 03.23.2018

After what feels like a decade of hype and underwhelming sales, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing seems to be taking off...

A small, pink ceramic piggy bank is nestled in the middle of a woven basket full of golden eggs.
By Lindsey J. Smith, San Francisco Magazine [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 03.23.2018

After spending her 20s as an aid worker in Africa and India, Helena moved to the Bay Area in 2012...