News

Surrogacy goes more mainstream

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Emily Galpern] | 03.29.2026

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...

U.S. Federal

Eugenics and the Modern Synthesis, Part I

By Jessica Riskin, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 03.23.2026

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...

Civil Society

Surrogacy laws are all over the map

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Surrogacy360] | 03.29.2026

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

Policies

Project Eugenics: The Rollback of Disability Rights

By Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield, New Disabled South | 02.09.2026

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

U.S. States

Reality Check: Is Sex Crime Genetic?

By Emily Underwood, Science Magazine | 04.09.2015
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A splashy headline appeared on the websites of many U.K. newspapers this morning, claiming that men whose brothers...

Biotech & Pharma

Genetic Engineering & The Future Of Humankind

By Jamie Metzl, IVY Magazine | 04.09.2015
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What would happen if you could order your baby online, the way you might order and customize a...

Bioethics

Genetic Engineering & The Future of Humankind

By Jamie Metzl, Ivy Magazine | 04.09.2015

What would happen if you could order your baby online, the way you might order and customize a pizza? Six...

Human Genetic Modification

Baby Genes to be Mapped at Birth in Medical First

By Helen Thomson, New Scientist | 04.08.2015

IF YOU could gaze into a crystal ball and discover whether your newborn baby might have health problems, would you...

Genomics

Human Genetic Engineering Demands more than a Moratorium

By Sheila Jasanoff, J. Benjamin Hurlbut and Krishanu Saha, The Guardian | 04.07.2015
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Assisted Reproduction

Genetic Engineering, Humankind Creeps Toward A 'Planet Of The Apes'

By Laurent Alexandre, World Crunch | 04.07.2015

PARIS — Half-animal, half-human? The astounding developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science (NBIC) are posing problems that...

Human Genetic Modification

The Next Manhattan Project

By Patrick Tucker, The Atlantic | 04.07.2015

In June 2012, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin published a paper in the journal Nature about...

Human Genetic Modification

Ancestry.Com Is Quietly Transforming Itself Into A Medical Research Juggernaut

By Daniela Hernandez, The Huffington Post | 04.06.2015

In 1984, a genealogy geek named John Sittner published The Source, a book meant to unearth and analyze never-before-seen...

Bioethics