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This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: Gene-editing technology allows scientists to work with DNA in unprecedented ways, but there are larger scientific...

For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby.

Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the startup—called...

Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...

This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

DNA gel being held on a clear glass tray by a gloved technician.
By Pema Levy, Mother Jones | 08.10.2017

Forensic science is an embattled field. As DNA testing has overturned hundreds of convictions based on flawed forensic evidence, scientists and...

Close-up of a double helix structure positioned horizontally.
By Joel Michael Reynolds, Time | 08.09.2017

On August 2nd, scientists achieved a milestone on the path to human genetic engineering. For the first time in the...

Microscopic image of oocyte.
By Tom Ashbrook, NPR On Point [features Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.08.2017

After the blockbuster announcement a U.S. team successfully edited human embryos come the tough medical and ethical questions. We’ll talk...

Model of an egg surrounded by sperm, and illuminated by a light angled from above.
By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 08.07.2017

Scientists are trying to manufacture eggs and sperm in the laboratory. Will it end reproduction as we know it?

Let’s...

An empty room with several rows of chairs facing a stage with a screen that reads "FDA"
By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 08.07.2017

John Zhang, a New York fertility doctor, wanted to push the boundaries of science and fertility by giving women at...

FDA building and sign
By Rachel Becker, The Verge [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.05.2017

On Friday, FDA sent him a letter notifying him of his violations

The doctor who created a genetically modified “three-parent...

An incomplete puzzle featuring an image of a double helix, with several pieces scattered around the puzzle.
By Pam Belluck, New York Times [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.04.2017

Now that science is a big step closer to being able to fiddle with the genes of a human embryo...

A DNA molecule is positioned toward the left. In the background, there are several floating molecules. The background is a gradient blue,
By Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times | 08.03.2017

In a process that can be likened to the creation of GMO crops, scientists have edited genes in human embryos...