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Genetic information company 23andMe has said that it is headed to bankruptcy court, raising questions for what happens to the DNA shared by millions of people with the company via saliva test kits.

Sunday’s announcement clears the way for a new...

In a long-standing lawsuit, the ACLU, on behalf of partner organizations and an individual taxpayer, is challenging the state of California for its retention of genetic samples and profiles from people arrested but never convicted of a felony.  

The complaint...

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A young couple wants to have a baby, but they’re worried it’ll carry a disease that runs in the family...

Group of protestors holding up signs protesting American immigration and border policies. Sign in middle says "Immigrants make America GREAT" in red and blue letters, and sign on the right says "NO HATE NO FEAR" on the first line and "Refugees are welcome here" on the second line.
By Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic | 05.01.2024

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As radical as the contemporary GOP has become in recent years, it remains...

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By Gaby Del Valle, Politico | 04.28.2024

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The threat, we are told here this weekend, is existential, biological, epoch-defining. Economies will...

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By Lenny Bernstein and Yeganeh Torbati, The Washington Post | 04.28.2024

It was one of the worst accidents in the history of reproductive medicine.

A storage tank at a San Francisco...

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By Andrew Anthony, The Guardian | 04.28.2024

Two weeks ago it was quietly announced that the Future of Humanity Institute, the renowned multidisciplinary research centre in Oxford...

Image shows two pigs behind a wire fence in a grassy area. One pig is bent down facing away while the other pig is facing directly at the camera.
By Rob Stein, NPR | 04.24.2024

Lisa Pisano was lying in a hospital bed at NYU Langone Health, hooked up to beeping monitors and an array...

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By Cade Metz, The New York Times | 04.22.2024

Generative A.I. technologies can write poetry and computer programs or create images of teddy bears and videos of cartoon characters...

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By Carrie Arnold, Nature Biotechnology | 04.17.2024

Tome Biosciences came out of stealth mode on 12 December with a haul of over $200 million to develop the...

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By Osagie K. Obasogie, L.A. Review of Books | 04.17.2024

 

When Robert G. Edwards won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2010 for developing in vitro fertilization...

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