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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...

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By Hannah Giorgis, The Ringer | 04.24.2017

The Oprah-led HBO film is a moving portrayal of a black family’s struggle for justice. But is being seen enough?

When...

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By Brooke Borel, Slate | 04.21.2017

But revamping the way we look at products created by genetic engineering and CRISPR is more difficult than you might

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Several protesters hold signs behind a long banner stating "March for Science."
By J. Ama Mantey, The Root | 04.20.2017

Despite overwhelming data demonstrating that Donald Trump rode a wave of white resentment across age, gender, income and education levels...

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By Peter Apps, Reuters | 04.20.2017

With the threat of chemical weapons in Syria and nuclear arms in North Korea, the risk of biological weapons has...

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By Bradley J. Fikes, San Diego Tribune [quotes Marcy Darnovsky] | 04.20.2017

Are Californians getting their money’s worth for the $3 billion they invested in stem cell science in 2004? Is there...

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By Ben Hirschler, Reuters | 04.20.2017

The biotech company behind the Western world's first gene therapy and the most expensive prescription medicine in history is giving...

Bird's eye view of Silicon Valley landscape.
By Casey Johnston, New York Magazine | 04.18.2017

Two years after the $9 billion start-up “unicorn” Theranos crumbled, Silicon Valley still appears to be struggling to learn its...