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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...

By Laura Entis, Fortune | 07.18.2016

The ads, which played on the radio, in television commercials on channels from HGTV to CNN and in Google searches...

By Alan Tovey, The Telegraph | 07.18.2016

A recruitment company appears to have embraced the controversial subject of eugenics, rebranding itself as Gattaca – taking the name...

By Sheldon Krimsky, Los Angeles Review of Books | 07.17.2016

GENETICS IS INCREASINGLY ENTANGLED with popular culture. Individuals are charting their genetic horoscopes and have been captivated by their genetic...

A strand of DNA, in blue.
By John Harris (Pro); Marcy Darnovsky (Con), National Geographic | 07.15.2016

Pro: Research on Gene Editing in Humans Must Continue

By John Harris

In February of this year, the Human Fertilization...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 07.15.2016

In any discussion of biohacking, Exhibit A is likely to be the “glowing plant,” the wildly successful 2013 Kickstarter...

By Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters | 07.15.2016

GENEVA A U.N. human rights watchdog called on Kuwait on Friday to amend a counter-terrorism law requiring nationwide compulsory DNA...

By David Jester, Atlas Obscura | 07.14.2016

The cold green waters of the Gulf of Maine lap against the shore of Malaga Island. Lobster traps are stacked...

By Lisa Krieger, San Jose Mercury | 07.14.2016

STANFORD -- Some day -- when your heart needs healing, your bones need bonding or your skin needs stitching --...