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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 Matthew Thomas, BioNews | 06.08.2015
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The Business of Genetic Ancestry

BBC Radio 4, Tuesday 26 May 2015

Presented by Dr Adam Rutherford...

By Anna Azvolinsky, The Scientist | 06.08.2015
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Most novel mutations in an individual are thought to originate in the germline. Other mutations, somatic mosaic mutations...

By Editorial, The Lancet | 06.06.2015
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Last week, the White House decreed that human germline gene editing in biomedical research is discontinued in the...

By Xavier Symons, BioEdge | 06.06.2015
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The latest issue of the American Journal of Bioethics examines the topic of new reproductive technologies and genetic...

By Jo Best, Tech Republic | 06.05.2015
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Dan Lane has always had a keen interest in the next big thing. He owned an early set...

By Sharon Begley and Caroline Humer, Reuters | 06.05.2015
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Amazon.com Inc is in a race against Google Inc to store data on human DNA, seeking both bragging...

By Adam Wernick, PRI | 06.05.2015
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“Scientists in general are awful at communicating their work to the general public,” says Jorgensen, the director of...

By Helen Thomson, New Scientist | 06.04.2015

For the first time, scientists have discovered a mechanism in humans that could explain how your lifestyle choices may impact...