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During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious public health project. “Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes...

This is the 15th 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. You can read the first part here. The series...

Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes.

"These are saliva...

"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...

A newborn baby's feet are shown, with a hospital tag on the left foot.
By Jeff Lyon, The JAMA Network | 01.25.2017

Several years ago, a ray of light appeared in pediatric care when researchers devised a way to reset a child’s...

Three candles are lit in a darkened room.
By The Times editorial board, Los Angeles Times | 01.21.2017

As  part of the vile eugenics movement that swept the country during the first half of the 20th century, more than...

Against a shirt with black and gold stripes, a sticker reads "Do you care?" in a thought/speech bubble.
By Edward Hockings and Lewis Coyne, Ethics and Genetics [cites CGS] | 01.20.2017

KEY POINTS

  • UK biosciences policy has become increasingly motivated by economic considerations in recent years, at the expense, we believe...
A prescription bottle lays on its side, with pills spilling out of its container
By Robert Faturechi , ProPublica | 01.19.2017

After hearing from a company whose CEO was a campaign contributor, a congressional aide to Donald Trump’s HHS nominee repeatedly

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A suitcase is open, with money over flowing.
By Charles Piller, STAT [cites CGS's Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.19.2017

It’s been more than a decade since California launched an unprecedented experiment in medical research by direct democracy, when voters...

A pile of puzzle pieces are scattered.
By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 01.18.2017

Imagine a scenario, perhaps a few years from now, in which Canada decides to release thousands of mosquitoes genetically modified...

Black and white image of a baby laying down. The baby's hands and fingers appear gently curled and are the focal point of the picture. In the background, the baby's nose and mouth are featured.
By Susan Scutti, CNN | 01.18.2017

It was a first for the entire world: Using a controversial in vitro fertilization technique, doctors in Kiev, Ukraine, helped...

A doctor uses a plastic transducer for an ultrasound of patient's uterus.
By Sandy Ong, Newsweek | 01.12.2017

Natalie Fitzpatrick, 29, had been through three rounds of in vitro fertilization when her doctors suggested she try immunotherapy. Each...