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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...

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By Amrita Pande, The Hindu | 08.29.2016

On August 24, 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, banning commercial surrogacy in India. In essence...

An illustrated character is facing a mountain, with two branching travel routes to choose from.
By Jessica Wapner, Scientific American | 08.29.2016

Genetic tests for cancer have come a long way since they first entered the clinic in 1995. Back then, mutations...

An artificial intelligence robot is pictured with human-like features against a blank white background.
By John Naughton, The Guardian | 08.28.2016

The BBC Reith Lectures in 1967 were given by Edmund Leach, a Cambridge social anthropologist. “Men have become like gods,”...

A double helix is horizontally oriented, as a human palm grasps one of its curves.
By Marie Tae McDermott, New York Times | 08.27.2016

Five years ago, Sun Mi Stapel, a claims handler at a Dutch insurance company, began searching for her South Korean...

Barb wired fence
By Sharmila Rudrappa, The Huffington Post | 08.26.2016

Feminist ethicists have been asking for deeper regulations of the surrogacy industry in India. But on August 24, 2016 the...

A black and white photo. Woman in a t-shirt lies on the bed, with an expression of exhaustion.
By Erin Blakemore, JSTOR Daily | 08.25.2016

Two fifteen-year-old Native American women went into the hospital for tonsillectomies and came out with tubal ligations. Another Native...

An outline of a child is silhouetted against a sunset background.
By Express News Service, The Indian Express | 08.25.2016

The government on Wednesday approved a Bill that bans commercial surrogacy, and bars married couples who have biological or adopted...

Investigator holds a forensic light to illuminate fingerprints on glass, revealing several visible fingerprints.
By Devlin Barrett, Wall Street Journal | 08.25.2016

Federal Bureau of Investigation scientists have adopted a new method of analyzing DNA samples, generating thousands of fresh potential leads...