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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...
China's illegal surrogacy market is booming with vast numbers of women earning money through offering their wombs for service.
Women...
Public dialogue about the new technology will require major investments from scientists, journalists, and philanthropists.
In 2014 biochemist Jennifer Doudna...
Federal taxpayers are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a quest for blood samples, medical information and fitness readouts...
We are witnessing great promise in medicine today. The vocabulary dazzles: “precision medicine,” “stem cells,” “moon shot,” and other terms...
What “Frankenstein” and the golem tell us about the power and responsibility of science.
January 1 marks the 200th anniversary of...
The world's largest human genome research project of 100,000 people was launched by China on Thursday to document their genetic...
Submitting a vial of spit to a genetic testing company is easy. Understanding the implications — and regulating the burgeoning...
New evidence shows that the tests many companies use to determine a woman's chances of having a baby are based...