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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 kitchen frying pan holds several cut up mushrooms.
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...

Five soldiers are dressed in protective gear, seeming to scout the area of land. The air appears thick and musty.
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...

Black and white photo of an hour glass, with sand falling.
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...

A red-glowing exit sign hangs above a hall way's ceiling.
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...

An adult hands open a tiny pink box, as a child hand holds two puzzle pieces.
By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 04.18.2017

It’s a nightmare scenario straight out of a primetime drama: a child-seeking couple visits a fertility clinic to try...

Statue of "Lady of Justice" in front of a courthouse dome.
By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 04.18.2017

A San Diego federal judge on Tuesday cleared a lawsuit against a La Jolla clinic purporting to offer stem cell...