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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...

Black and white pressure gauge reaches almost its maximum intensity.
By Gretchen Vogel, Science Magazine | 09.06.2016

The scandal surrounding Paolo Macchiarini, the former star surgeon who became famous for his pioneering trachea transplants, has prompted yet another...

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By Bryan Marquard, Boston Globe | 09.05.2016

By 1974, when she became the first female biology professor to be awarded tenure at Harvard University, Ruth Hubbard was...

An individual's torso is pictured, wearing a gray business suit. The individual's hand is buried in their suit pocket, holding euros.
By David Jensen, The Sacramento Bee | 09.01.2016

The former president of the $3 billion California stem cell agency received $443,500 in total compensation from the Bay Area...

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By Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press | 08.30.2016

An American who fathered more than 30 children through sperm donations, including at least seven in Canada, has admitted he...

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By The Japan Times, The Japan Times | 08.30.2016

Two women in Japan became pregnant after receiving fertility treatment in which mitochondria collected from their ovaries were injected into...

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By Melinda Beck, Wall Street Journal | 08.29.2016

In two days of hearings next month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider if clinics offering stem-cell treatments...

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By Amrita Pande, The Hindu | 08.29.2016

On August 24, 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, banning commercial surrogacy in India. In essence...

An illustrated character is facing a mountain, with two branching travel routes to choose from.
By Jessica Wapner, Scientific American | 08.29.2016

Genetic tests for cancer have come a long way since they first entered the clinic in 1995. Back then, mutations...