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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 Meghana Keshavan, STAT News | 06.07.2016

SAN FRANCISCO — Uncle Sam wants you to turn over your health records. And Dr. Robert Califf, the cardiologist who...

By Laurie McGinley, The Washington Post | 06.06.2016

CHICAGO — Vice President Biden on Monday announced the launch of a first-of-its kind, open-access cancer database to allow researchers...

By Fergus Walsh, BBC News | 06.06.2016

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CRISPR - get to know this acronym. It's good...

By Kevin Rawlinson & Nicola Davis, The Guardian | 06.06.2016

Scientists trying to grow human organs inside pigs in an attempt to tackle a shortage of donors have successfully created...

By Charles Piller, STAT News | 06.06.2016

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google employees, squeezed onto metal risers and standing in the back of a meeting room, erupted...

By Meghana Keshavan, STAT News | 06.06.2016

Move over, Big Pharma. Big Biotech is coming for you.

As drug developers and investors from around the world gather...

By Celia Luterbacher, Swiss Info | 06.05.2016

Sunday's vote, in which 62.4% of people backed the change, is the second time in a year that the Swiss have...

By Andrew Joseph, STAT News | 06.04.2016
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NEW YORK — Harvard Medical School’s George Church and Stanford University’s Drew Endy are top scientists who have...