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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...

A laboratory scientist uses s a gloved hand to insert a pipette to remove DNA liquid in micro test tube.
By Paul Sisson, San Diego Tribune | 05.08.2017

One of every three genetic tests examined by a team of researchers at the San Diego Naval Medical Center shouldn’t...

A mother's hands grips a child's hand, who is wearing a bracelet.
By Annie Gowen, Washington Post | 05.08.2017

Members of a Hindu far-right organization called Arogya Bharati say they are working with expectant couples in the country to...

A double helix is stained blue against a black background.
By Ryan Cross, Science Magazine | 05.08.2017

Tuesday morning, more than 200 biologists, businesspeople, and ethicists will converge on the New York Genome Center in New York...

Several filing folders are placed side by side vertically. They have several papers stuffed into them, with old labels around the folder itself.
By Anna Azvolinsky, The Scientist | 05.05.2017

Less than half of completed stem cell studies in humans are published in peer-reviewed journals, according to an analysis of

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A white baby in a business suit, leans in and points at a laptop screen.
By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Neo.Life [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.04.2017

Seeing a thousand of my potential progeny gave me a glimpse of new things that future parents will stress over.

“It...

California state flag and US flag fly together in the blue sky.
By Mike McPhate, New York Times [quotes Marcy Darnovksy] | 05.04.2017

More than a decade ago, Californians made a $3 billion wager on the healing potential of stem cell research.

Today...

Lab entrace to GenSpace for DIY biohackers in New York. The entrance has glass windows covered with stickers and a sign that restricts food and drinks. Behind the entrance lies lab equipment,
By Molly Olmstead, Slate | 05.04.2017

Josiah Zayner is the kind of citizen scientist whom journalists like to write about. He left his job as a...

An illustration of a spiraling clock displaying roman numerals that circulate.
By Erik Parens, Bioethics Forum | 05.04.2017

Is it reasonable to hope that concerns about “cultural harms” can be integrated into oversight mechanisms for technologies like gene...