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This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: Gene-editing technology allows scientists to work with DNA in unprecedented ways, but there are larger scientific...

For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby.

Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the startup—called...

Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...

This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

Silver US Mail box, with the statement, "Approved by the Post-Master General." In the background of mailbox are leaves from a bush.
By Phil Galewitz, KQED California Healthline | 11.16.2016

When the abortion pills arrived in her mailbox this summer, she felt anxious but also in control, knowing she could...

Blueprint image of crystal structure of Cas9 in complex with guide RNA and "Target DNA"
By David Cyranoski, Nature News | 11.15.2016

The move by Chinese scientists could spark a biomedical duel between China and the United States.

A Chinese group has...

Philip Morris cigarette advertisement that promote it as "luxury to the lips... preventing tongue  and throat irritation."
By Liza Gross, The Intercept | 11.15.2016

At a time when public mistrust of science runs high, and non-experts are hard-pressed to separate fact from industry-sponsored spin...

Several blood bags are filled.
By Jessica Hamzelou, New Scientist | 11.15.2016

Blood plasma from young people has been found to rejuvenate old mice, improving their memory, cognition, and physical activity. The...

In a darkened tunnel, the silhouette of a human figure flees.
By Alison Abbott, Nature News | 11.14.2016

Davide Vannoni is barred from offering a controversial stem-cell therapy in Italy but may be continuing his work abroad.

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A person is laying with their shirt lifted, so that the stomach is visible. Gripping a syringe full of hormone medication, the needle is pointed towards the pelvic area.
By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian [US] | 11.13.2016

Stronger fertility drugs could be linked to last year’s increase in cases of potentially life-threatening ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, warn doctors

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Advertisement for Mex Stem Cell Therapies. Featuring an optimistic patient's testimony, Veronica Garcia M., 28 years old. Eleven years ago, she was diagnosed with lupus and kidney failure.
By Philip Perry, Big Think | 11.13.2016

Stem cell clinics have popped up all over the country, promising vast improvements in serious conditions, and offering patient testimonials...

Logo of  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) located on wall of office.
By Madeleine Morris, ABC [Australia] | 11.13.2016

Some of Australia's major IVF clinics have changed how they advertise success rates after an investigation by the Australian Competition

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