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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...

Bird's eye view of an old typewriter on a wooden desk.
By Yarden Katz, 3 AM Magazine | 10.25.2016

In 1894, science fiction writer, journalist and eugenics proponent H.G. Wells, writing in Nature magazine, called on scientists to “popularize”...

Drawing of a trachea
By Nell Frizzell, The Guardian | 10.25.2016

“If I had the choice between a transplant of a synthetic trachea and the firing squad I’d choose the last...

Scientist holds a transparent DNA profile, stained with purple markings.
By Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times | 10.25.2016

He roamed the streets of Sacramento for six years, raping women as they walked to work or headed home from parties in the...

Handshake of two masculine hands in suits. Obscured in the background is a group of people dressed professionally observing the handshake.
By Tracy Staedter, Seeker | 10.25.2016

Science hasn't been able to reliably sort through the biological and environmental variables that distinguish what makes a person unique

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Frontal view of the White House is shown, with the lawn.
By Jenna Wortham, The New York Times | 10.25.2016

This October, the White House opened its doors to a few thousand people for South by South Lawn, a daylong...

Microscopic telomere
By Melinda Beck, Wall Street Journal | 10.24.2016

Your cells might be aging faster than you are, and new tests purport to help you find out.

A few...

Black and white image of the compass directions--North, East, South and West-- on the ground, with humans wearing shoes surrounding it.
By Calvin Wai-Loon Ho, Econtimes | 10.24.2016

The debate that followed initial experiments using the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool show that old stereotypes about Asia still resonate...

A piggy bank is surrounded by one hundred dollar bills. A hand is extended to place a bill into the piggy bank.
By Pamela M Tsigdinos, Healthcare in America | 10.23.2016

On average, the cost of a basic IVF cycle in the U.S ranges from $12,000 — $15,000 yet three out of four

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