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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 Ashley Csanady, National Post | 04.06.2015

Scientists around the world are anticipating the results of a Chinese study that would mark the first time DNA in...

By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post | 04.04.2015
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Seated at the head of a table for 12 with a view of the city’s soaring skyline, Peter...

By Patricia J. Williams, The Nation | 04.03.2015
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For those unaware of how much biotechnology is changing the very nature of human identity, now is the...

By Jenny Rood, The Scientist | 04.03.2015
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On April 15, 2014, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded the first patent for use the...

By Bernadette Tansey, Xconomy | 04.02.2015
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Caribou Biosciences, one of the biotech startups working to advance a much-watched new technology for precise gene...

By Heidi Ledford, Nature News | 04.01.2015
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A tweak to a technique that edits DNA with pinpoint precision has boosted its ability to correct defective...

By Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters | 04.01.2015
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A Roche blood test to screen fetuses for Down syndrome worked far better than standard prenatal screening tests...

By Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle | 03.31.2015
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Kaiser Permanente is about to begin what is believed to be the largest genetic research project ever conducted...