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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th 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 Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

A pair of white baby size shoes on top of a white calendar with the words "Due Date" circled in blue pen.
By Françoise Baylis and Alana Cattapan, The Conversation | 04.02.2018

In Canada, it’s illegal to pay for the services of a surrogate mother or to purchase human gametes — sperm...

Strand of yellow DNA with two wrenches unscrewing bolts on the DNA with the word "CRISPr" on it
By Text: Sharon Begley Video: Retro Report, STAT | 04.02.2018

Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. And those who do not remember the sometimes...

A mannequin of a human with DNA nucleotides (A, G, T, C) sequenced across it's body.
By Alan Goodman, Marcy Darnovsky, et. al., New York Times | 04.02.2018

To the Editor:

In “‘Race’ in the Age of Modern Genetics” (Sunday Review, March 25), David Reich does...

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By Jennifer Lynch, Electronic Frontier Foundation | 04.02.2018

In a disappointing and deeply divided opinion released today, the California Supreme Court upheld a state law law mandating DNA...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.02.2018

Ready for a world in which a $50 DNA test can predict your odds of earning a PhD or forecast...

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By Jonathan Kahn, Alondra Nelson, Joseph Graves, Marcy Darnovsky, Osagie Obasogie, et. al., Buzzfeed | 03.30.2018

This open letter was produced by a group of 67 scientists and researchers. The full list of signatories can be...

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By Nicola Abé, Spiegel Online | 03.28.2018

When Baruch, a soldier in the reserves and his mother's favorite, died in the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, he was...

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By Martin Enserink, Science | 03.27.2018

A group of European scientists has founded an international association to discuss and provide guidance on the ethical use of...