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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 Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 01.06.2016
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Braving a funding ban put in place by America’s top health agency, some U.S. research centers are moving...

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By Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post | 01.05.2016
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Which technology promises to most dramatically change our lives? A plausible answer is artificial intelligence -- see part...

By Roland Nadler, Law and Biosciences Blog | 01.04.2016
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Philosopher Russell Blackford argues that regulatory authorities should not allow “the tyranny of mere public opinion”...

By Lydia Ramsey, Business Insider | 01.04.2016
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A gene-editing company that hopes to start using a controversial new technique — which has so far only...

By Alex Lash, Xconomy | 01.04.2016
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The fight to determine who invented fundamental parts of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology appears to be headed...

By Anna Azvolinsky, The Scientist | 01.04.2016
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Despite a push for transparency in science, full data disclosure may be close to non-existent among published studies...

By Vandy Muong & Will Jackson, The Phnom Penh Post [Cambodia] | 01.02.2016
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Any day now, Cambodia’s first baby conceived in a test tube and implanted in a rented womb will...