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This is Ask An Expert, where every weekday at 9:20am, KCBS Radio is giving you direct access to top experts in various fields. Today: Gene-editing technology allows scientists to work with DNA in unprecedented ways, but there are larger scientific...

For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby.

Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the startup—called...

Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...

This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

By Rachel Smolker, Truthout | 06.22.2015
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The new movie Jurassic World offers more than a few lessons relevant to the state of our world...

By Craig Holdrege, The Nature Institute | 06.22.2015
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In recent years scientists have developed powerful tools to create specific breaks in DNA sequences. They can then...

By Megan Cassidy, The Arizona Republic | 06.22.2015
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Recent admissions by the FBI involving data errors in calculating DNA probabilities are challenging the infallibility of DNA...

By Dan Koboldt, Mass Genomics | 06.19.2015
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The rise of next-generation sequencing has worked wonders for the field of genetics and genomics. It’s also generated...

By Philippe Sotto, Associated Press | 06.19.2015
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France's highest court tackled a sensitive subject Friday as parents challenged laws that effectively deny citizenship to surrogate...

By Hal Hodson, New Scientist | 06.19.2015
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"If you are walking down the street, a public street, should a company be able to identify you...

By Marianne Lavelle, Science | 06.18.2015
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The leader of the world's largest Christian faith might succeed in doing something that many experts have failed...

By BBC, BBC | 06.18.2015

Today scientists are using genetic markers from DNA to build up a picture of an offender's face, a process known...