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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...

A bent golden pocket watch rests on a stack of US dollar bills.
By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 12.14.2017

Directors of the California stem cell agency today virtually endorsed a plan to stave off its financial death, pinning their...

Gray scale photo of a pregnant stomach. Two hands hold the belly along the top and bottom. The belly appears cracked.
By Clare Goldwin, Daily Mail | 12.13.2017

It can give couples babies they so longed for but, as Justine and many others have found, the strain of...

Microscopic close-up of an eight-cell embryo.
By Tina Hesman Saey, ScienceNews | 12.13.2017

Debates about when and how to use the tool in humans take on new urgency

Scientists reported selectively altering genes...

Colorful chart showing ATCG
By Olivia Nash, Brown Political Review Magazine | 12.13.2017

Genetic testing is one of the most groundbreaking technologies of the modern age. The advent of human genome sequencing has...

Several labeled test tubes are positioned on a rack, with a person's hand reading for one.
By Craig Venter, Washington Post | 12.13.2017

Recent leaps in the biosciences, combined with big data analysis, have led us to the cusp of a revolution in...

Gray scale photo of an adult hand holding baby's foot.
By Rosemary Bolger, SBS News | 12.12.2017

EXCLUSIVE: Demand for IVF in China has surged since the one-child policy was scrapped, but unmarried women are denied access...

Near a beach cliff, there is a warning sign that reads in bold letters "Danger"
By GMWatch, GMWatch | 12.11.2017

A CBS News story reports an attempt by the biohacker Josiah Zayner to genetically modify himself to have bigger muscles...

Spotlight in which a DNA model is projected as a hologram inside of a transparent, square glass bowl.
By Megan Molteni, Wired | 12.11.2017

In late 2012, French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier approached a handful of American scientists about starting a company, a Crispr company...