News

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...

"MC0_8230" via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by 2.0 

This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

By Eram Agha, The Times of India | 04.09.2016
Untitled Document

ALIGARH: In spite of grieving the loss of their two unwed sons, a couple in their early 50's...

By Amy Schaeffer, The Inquisitr | 04.09.2016
Untitled Document

While most people aren’t extremely concerned about what gender child they have, it’s becoming more and more important...

Keiko Fujimori
By Manuel Rueda, Fusion | 04.08.2016
Untitled Document

LIMA, Peru – A group of young women hike up their skirts and smear each other’s inner thighs...

By Lee Fang, The Intercept | 04.08.2016
Untitled Document

SKINCENTIAL SCIENCES, a company with an innovative line of cosmetic products marketed as a way to erase blemishes and soften skin...

By Ewen Callaway, Nature News | 04.08.2016
Untitled Document

Researchers in China have reported editing the genes of human embryos to try to make them resistant to...

By Denise Grady, The New York Times | 04.08.2016
Untitled Document

Just two weeks after receiving the first uterus transplant in the United States, a patient at the...

By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 04.08.2016
Untitled Document

Directors of California’s stem cell agency this morning approved financing terms for a proposed, $150 million, public-private company...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.08.2016
Untitled Document

The gene-editing technology called CRISPR is probably the fastest-spreading technology in the history of biology.

Here’s one reason why...