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This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
A landmark gene therapy to treat a rare, inherited form of blindness will cost $850,000 — a price tag so daunting that its maker will...
China's illegal surrogacy market is booming with vast numbers of women earning money through offering their wombs for service.
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Public dialogue about the new technology will require major investments from scientists, journalists, and philanthropists.
In 2014 biochemist Jennifer Doudna...
Federal taxpayers are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a quest for blood samples, medical information and fitness readouts...
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What “Frankenstein” and the golem tell us about the power and responsibility of science.
January 1 marks the 200th anniversary of...
The world's largest human genome research project of 100,000 people was launched by China on Thursday to document their genetic...
Submitting a vial of spit to a genetic testing company is easy. Understanding the implications — and regulating the burgeoning...