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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th 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 Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

By Nathaniel Comfort, Aeon | 11.17.2015
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For centuries, human hereditary improvement was a problem in social, not biological, engineering: how to persuade or coerce...

By Rahel Gebreyes, HuffPost Live | 11.17.2015
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A team of Chinese scientists raised eyebrows in April when they modified the genetic code of human embryos...

By CBS News [Canada], CBC News [Canada] | 11.16.2015

Commercial genetic testing designed to reveal athletic potential for sports is being called meaningless by a group of experts, who...

By China Daily, China Daily | 11.14.2015

The alleyways off Xiang Ya Road in Hunan's capital, Changsha, are lined with rows of houses that have common kitchens...

By Michael Cook, BioEdge | 11.14.2015
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Stem cell scientists appear to have oversold their product. In debates a decade ago, scientists, foundations and patient...

By Sharon Begley, Stat News | 11.12.2015
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A powerful new genetic technology could eliminate scourges such as malaria and rid entire countries of destructive invasive species...

By Denise Grady, The New York Times | 11.12.2015
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CLEVELAND — Six doctors swarmed around the body of the deceased organ donor and quickly started to operate....

By Chea Takihiro & Jonathan Cox, Khmer Times | 11.11.2015
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Fleeing strict new laws at home, surrogacy companies are moving their “wombs for rent” services from Thailand to...