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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...

A surgeon holding instruments is surrounded by a team. A light beams on patient undergoing surgery.
By Rachael Rettner, Live Science | 10.05.2016

Out of four uterus transplants that were recently performed at a U.S. hospital, three were not successful, doctors announced today. What...

Three sperm cells
By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 10.05.2016

Boys conceived using an assisted reproductive technique in which sperm is injected directly into the egg have lower fertility than...

In a darkened room, several candles are lit on top of a birthday cake.
By Carl Zimmer, The New York Times | 10.05.2016

On Aug. 4, 1997, Jeanne Calment passed away in a nursing home in France. The Reaper comes for us all...

DARPA logo
By Alex Lash, Xconomy | 10.05.2016

Drugs that use molecular scissors to snip out or replace defective genes. Altered mosquitoes meant to sabotage entire disease-carrying populations...

Two illustrated figures face each other, holding a white flag in conflict management.
By Jon Cohen, Science Magazine | 10.05.2016

The 9-month-old patent battle over CRISPR, a novel genome-editing tool that could have immense commercial value, has taken two surprising...

A hand touches the surface of water, creating a ripple effect from the center.
By Emma Kowal, Discover Society | 10.04.2016

For the last two decades, Indigenous peoples have consistently resisted genetics on local, national and international scales. Awareness of genetics...

Street sign that reads "Short Cut Road."
By Olof Hallonsten, Nature News | 10.03.2016

The eyes of the world are on the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm this week for the announcement of the Nobel...

A fountain pen lays on top of a paper with handwriting.
By Abby Lippman, Impact Ethics | 10.03.2016

Before any discussion of “surrogacy” policy and practice begins in Canada, it is imperative that we attend to the...