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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...

Illustration of a tree draped with a banner that reads "EUGENICS." The roots of the tree have the names of various disciplines on them, e.g. genetics, genealogy, biology, history.
By The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times | 05.18.2018

As appalling as it sounds today, the practice of sterilizing mentally ill women and men to prevent them from passing...

A hand in latex gloves holds a row of small plastic tubes between thumb and index finger
By Peter Aldhous, Buzzfeed | 05.17.2018

The remarkable sleuthing method that tracked down the Golden State Killer was not a one-off. A company in Virginia is...

Close up of the feet of a newborn baby laying on a white bed in a hospital. The baby has a hospital tag around its right ankle.
By CBS Sacramento, CBS News | 05.14.2018

DNA is back in the spotlight, cracking cold cases. But questions are being raised after the state spent decades collecting...

the contents of a 23 and Me test kit: test tube with funnel and two white caps in a white and green box
By Catharine Wang, The Conversation | 05.14.2018

Aggressive marketing techniques and the popularization of “gifting” recreational ancestry tests has led more consumers than ever to the world...

A pair of hands holds a small dish filled with gel, out of focus, hand-labeled jars on the table
By Emily Baumgaertner, The New York Times | 05.14.2018

WASHINGTON — As a teenager, Keoni Gandall already was operating a cutting-edge research laboratory in his bedroom in Huntington Beach...

Oocyte with zona pellucida
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.14.2018

When future historians look back on the 21st century, one of the most iconic photos may be...

Black and white photo of a pregnant abdomen
By Erin Heidt-Forsythe and Heather Silber Mohamed, The Washington Post | 05.13.2018

This Mother’s Day, many women (and men) around the globe are struggling to have children, turning to a variety of...

Black and white engraving of a neanderthal profile.
By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 05.11.2018

Scientists are preparing to create “miniature brains” that have been genetically engineered to contain Neanderthal DNA, in an unprecedented attempt...