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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...

Close-up of a human stem cell surrounded by chemicals
By Antonio Regalado, MIT Tech Review | 09.19.2017

Stem cells can be coaxed to self-assemble into structures resembling human embryos.

Yue Shao had never seen anything quite like...

Excited Baltimore Ravens fans are standing behind a fence hoping to get their gear signed.
By Stephanie M. Lee, BuzzFeed | 09.18.2017

At the Ravens vs. Browns game on Sunday, a biotech startup had planned to hand out tens of thousands of

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A multicolored representation of DNA profile.
By Michael White, Pacific Standard Magazine | 09.13.2017

Four crucial facts about race, sex, and biology that contradict this messy argument.

In America, we've had a long history...

In the palm of a hand,  someone holds out a crumpled hundred dollar bill.
By Paul Bentley, Sara Smyth, Katherine Faulkner , Daily Mail Investigations Unit | 09.12.2017

The fertility watchdog last night launched a major crackdown on clinics exposed by the Daily Mail for exploiting desperate women...

The French flag blows in the wind, against a blue sky with clouds.
By Brian Love, Reuters | 09.12.2017

The right of lesbian couples and single women to have access to assisted reproduction was “a matter of social justice”...

The Legal Aid Society's logo. Several shapes, such as triangles, circles, squares, and rectangles, in various colors form a mosaic.
By Graham Rayman, New York Daily News | 09.12.2017

The Legal Aid Society launched a broadside Monday at the state’s familial DNA testing proposal, saying the move is an...

Anne Wojcicki appears engaged as a speaker on a panel.
By Stephanie M. Lee, BuzzFeed | 09.12.2017

The round, led by Sequoia Capital, will help 23andMe reach more new customers and double down on its efforts to

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A building with Novartis name and logo.
By Gina Kolata, New York Times | 09.11.2017

The first gene therapy treatment in the United States was approved recently by the Food and Drug Administration, heralding...