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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...

Circular dial containing birth control pills.
By Theresa Vargas, Washington Post | 05.09.2017

The message wasn’t subtle in one of the first advertisements for the birth control pill. Greek mythological figure Andromeda is...

Black and white photo, in bug's eye view, looking up at a person balancing on a tightrope.
By Friends of the Earth, Emerging Tech Project | 05.09.2017

The Australian Academy of Sciences has joined a growing number of groups calling for a national discussion on a range...

A laboratory scientist uses s a gloved hand to insert a pipette to remove DNA liquid in micro test tube.
By Paul Sisson, San Diego Tribune | 05.08.2017

One of every three genetic tests examined by a team of researchers at the San Diego Naval Medical Center shouldn’t...

A mother's hands grips a child's hand, who is wearing a bracelet.
By Annie Gowen, Washington Post | 05.08.2017

Members of a Hindu far-right organization called Arogya Bharati say they are working with expectant couples in the country to...

A double helix is stained blue against a black background.
By Ryan Cross, Science Magazine | 05.08.2017

Tuesday morning, more than 200 biologists, businesspeople, and ethicists will converge on the New York Genome Center in New York...

Several filing folders are placed side by side vertically. They have several papers stuffed into them, with old labels around the folder itself.
By Anna Azvolinsky, The Scientist | 05.05.2017

Less than half of completed stem cell studies in humans are published in peer-reviewed journals, according to an analysis of

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A white baby in a business suit, leans in and points at a laptop screen.
By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Neo.Life [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.04.2017

Seeing a thousand of my potential progeny gave me a glimpse of new things that future parents will stress over.

“It...

California state flag and US flag fly together in the blue sky.
By Mike McPhate, New York Times [quotes Marcy Darnovksy] | 05.04.2017

More than a decade ago, Californians made a $3 billion wager on the healing potential of stem cell research.

Today...