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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 Ted Morrow, Ted's Blog | 06.14.2016

This is an important paper because it may well be the last published set of experiments from the Newcastle group...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 06.14.2016

A startup called Strata Oncology says it plans to give away advanced genetic tests to 100,000 patients struggling with cancer...

By Sharon Brennan, The Guardian | 06.13.2016

“‘It’s like being told you’re going to be involved in a car crash, but you don’t know when it will...

By Colin Campbell, The News & Observer | 06.13.2016

The N.C. House voted 100-11 Monday to allow four county governments to compensate victims of forced sterilization – expanding a...

By Glyn Moody, Tech Dirt | 06.13.2016

One of the biggest victories on the patent front was when the US Supreme Court finally ruled that naturally-occurring DNA...

By Diane Tober, Undark | 06.10.2016
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A curious battle is being waged over women’s bodies in the state of California. It’s not, as one...

By Joe Gibes, Trinity International University | 06.10.2016

The June 2016 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology includes a study of the conversations between patients and “Health Care Providers”...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 06.10.2016

Five weeks from now, on July 16, a Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral to...