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A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's first gene-edited babies.

His work was reviled as reckless and unethical because, among other reasons, gene-editing was so new...

INTRODUCTION

Baby bonuses. Motherhood medals. Fertility tracking. You may have heard of these policy proposals as solutions from the Trump administration to help encourage women to have more children.

Besides falling short of ensuring that people have what they need...

Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
National Human Genome Research Institute

Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...

A black and white image of a robotic hand lightly grasping a human hand.
By Yuval Noah Harari, The Guardian | 05.24.2017

Biotechnology and the rise of AI may split humankind into a small class of ‘superhumans’ and a huge underclass of

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By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 05.23.2017

C. Randal Mills, the 45-year-old CEO of California’s $3 billion stem cell research program, is a man who loves his...

A judge's gavel sits upon an opened book.
By Jim Provance, The Blade | 05.22.2017

New rule allows inmates to appeal lower courts decision

COLUMBUS—Inmates already on death row may appeal a lower court’s decision...
A young mother holds a daughter with their heads gently touching. Their backs are away from the camera.
By Sneha Banerjee & Sarojini Nadimpally, The Wire [India] | 05.20.2017

Uterus transplants raise several ethical concerns drawing from the health risk posed to women, especially since the surgery is not

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A gloved hand holds several connected test tubes filled with clear liquid.
By Anthony M. DeStefano, Newsday | 05.19.2017

A special state committee Friday approved a recommendation that New York State adopt the use of familial searching, an emerging...

Someone puts a coin into a piggy bank that has bandages on its side. A doctor's stethoscope surrounds the piggy bank.
By Maryam Zaringhalam, Slate | 05.18.2017

Which makes the AHCA’s removal of protections so much more frightening.

As currently written, the American Health Care Act allows...

Graphic of a double helix, with two nuceobase pairs highlighted as if being destroyed.
By Dietram A. Scheufele and David Beier, Scientific American | 05.18.2017

A report from the National Academies says scientists alone can't make the call—they must engage with the broader public

Meaningful...

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By Abby Olena, The Scientist | 05.18.2017

Sangamo Therapeutics will use zinc finger nucleases to introduce the gene for a missing clotting factor into the livers of

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