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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 Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times | 02.12.2016
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A California agency funded by taxpayers is considering whether it should support scientific research aimed at genetically modifying...

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 02.12.2016
Untitled Document The Center for Genetics and Society, which has been monitoring human gene editing for the past few...
By Françoise Baylis and Janet Rossant, The Walrus | 02.12.2016

It reads like an all-caps typo from the technical manual that comes taped to the side of a new refrigerator. But CRISPR is...

By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American | 02.12.2016
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The revolutionary gene-editing technology poised to reshape how researchers attack and prevent disease yesterday received a lukewarm reception...

By Editorial, The Boston Globe | 02.12.2016
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As interest in alternative medicines has risen, so has the number of clinics pushing the supposed benefits...

By Sharon Begley, STAT | 02.11.2016
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Most Americans oppose using powerful new technology to alter the genes of unborn babies, according to a new poll...

By Arielle Duhaime-Ross, The Verge | 02.09.2016
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Sure Genomics, a startup based in Utah, launched a genetic testing service today that costs a whopping...

By Nina Liss-Schultz, Mother Jones | 02.08.2016
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On February 1, scientists from the United Kingdom's Francis Crick Institute got the okay to start research on...