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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...

Graphic of brain neuron's being activated.
By Jim Kozubek, Aeon | 12.11.2017

First, let me tell you how smart I am. So smart. My fifth-grade teacher said I was gifted in...

A road is blocked, with a barrier and lights.
By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 12.11.2017

It seems hard to fathom that scientific progress has advanced to a point where it’s suddenly possible for people to...

Bird's eye view of three scissors that look the same, lined up on a white table. The two on the sides are slightly opened, while the middle is completely closed.
By Rebecca Robbins, STAT | 12.08.2017

CRISPR-Cas9 is complicated.

That’s why scientists, entrepreneurs, and journalists like me have spent the past few years reaching for metaphors...

Three people sit with their backs turned as they look at a massive wall art exhibition of black and white portraits of people's faces.
By Liberty Barnes and Jasmine Fledderjohann, The Conversation | 12.07.2017

Reproductive health is now seen as a basic human right. This includes the ability to have children. Large-scale population...

Rep. Trent Franks speaking with the media
By Mike DeBonis and Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post | 12.07.2017

Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican who is among the most conservative members of the House, said he would resign...

Microscopic image of red blood cells
By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press | 12.07.2017

Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study...

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By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times | 12.07.2017

The revolutionary gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 is best known for helping scientists edit a strand of DNA more precisely and...

A group of women raning in age, with their heads covered by scarves,m arching in line in a building. These women are the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo.
By Kelly McLaughlin, Daily Mail | 12.06.2017

An Argentine woman has been reunited with her relatives 40 years after she was stolen as a newborn by the...