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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 Nicola Davis, The Guardian | 07.04.2016

A new technique to genetically screen IVF embryos should be considered for use in the UK, fertility experts say. The...

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 07.01.2016

The biggest stem cell story in the country this week reported that at least 570 dubious stem cell clinics exist...

By Carl Zimmer, The New York Times | 07.01.2016

Our genes are not just naked stretches of DNA.

They’re coiled into intricate three-dimensional tangles, their lengths decorated with tiny...

By Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times | 06.30.2016

LONDON — A 60-year-old woman determined to use her dead daughter’s frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild...

By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American | 06.30.2016

Patients seeking stem cell therapies for achy joints or shoulder injuries no longer need to hop a plane to Mexico...

By Matt Miller, Slate | 06.29.2016

Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts senator who lost to Elizabeth Warren in the 2012 election, has decided to dredge up...

By Editorial, Nature | 06.28.2016

Jesse Gelsinger was 18 and healthy when he died in 1999 during a gene-therapy experiment. He had a condition called...