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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th 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...

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

Macaque monkey eating
By Jim Axelrod, CBS News [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.24.2018

There has been a big scientific breakthrough that may bring the world one step closer to cloning humans. Two female...

By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.24.2018

For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing...

Baby macaque monkey riding on an adult macaque's back
By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.24.2018

Chinese researchers have finally figured out how to clone a primate, using the same technique Scottish researchers devised to clone...

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By Megan Molteni, Wired | 01.24.2018

MOST PEOPLE USE Google's search-by-image featureto either look for copyright infringement, or for shopping. See some shoes you like on...

The online search engine, Google icon appears, with a magnifying glass.
By Lindsay King-Miller, Rewire | 01.24.2018

And how should parents—especially queer parents—manage their expectations around it?

My friend’s daughter Emma looks a lot like my daughter...

Close-up of a young monkey
By Marcy Darnovsky, New Scientist | 01.24.2018

Remember the human cloning controversies of the early 2000s? One reason they faded was that scientists were unable to...

A calculator rests on top of an  sheet of paper with numbers that signify expenses. A pen rests nearby.
By Doree Shafrir, Buzzfeed | 01.23.2018

When my husband and I started trying to have a baby, part of us thought even if it took a...

A scientist in a lab coat concentrates on writing on a test tube sample. He is surrounded by lab equipment, including pipettes, liquid solutions, and test tube racks.
By Faye Flam, Bloomberg | 01.23.2018

It can feel shocking when someone disparages a golden person, thing or technology -- and in recent years, no emerging...