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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th 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 Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

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By Kylie Baldwin and Stuart Lavery, BioNews | 09.14.2026

In August, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) published their Scientific Impact Paper on 'social' or 'elective' egg...

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By Erik Adams, Sundance | 09.08.2026

The scariest movie playing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival isn’t about cursed audio recordings or a killer demon disguised...

DNA
By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, The New York Times | 09.08.2026

It is one of biology’s most ingenious rhythms: Every baby is born young. No matter how much wear and tear...

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By Gay Pasley, Essence | 09.04.2026

 

That is what makes the unfolding case of McKenna West so important. It is more than a disagreement about...

DNA in magnifying glass
By Ryan Cross, Endpoints News | 09.02.2026

The deaths of two children who received CRISPR therapies in China have rattled scientists who work on similar genetic medicines...

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By Emily Anthes, The New York Times | 08.31.2026

For thousands of years, we have been trying to craft our ideal canine companions. We have honed their abilities to...

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By LJ Dawson, KFF Health News | 08.28.2026

In the summer of 2024, Emilie and Justin Solomon found themselves on a top-secret mission in Greece.

Their family and...

IVF
By Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Times | 08.21.2026

Since in vitro fertilization was invented nearly 50 years ago, at least 10 million children who would not otherwise exist...