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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...

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By Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Times | 04.08.2025

Before fertility patients begin the long journey through hormone treatments, egg retrieval, fertilization and — hopefully, if everything goes well...

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By Katrina Northrop, The Washington Post | 04.06.2025

photo via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by 3.0

China's most infamous scientist is attempting a comeback. He Jiankui, who...

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By Staff [cites CGS' Katie Hasson], Radio New Zealand | 04.05.2025

At a time where some countries are struggling with low birth rates, the voices for pronatalism are getting louder.  But...

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By Amanda Hess, The New York Times | 04.05.2025

Image "Elon Musk" by Debbie Rowe on Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by S.A. 3.0

For months, an internet-wide guessing...

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By Nafeez Ahmed, Byline Times | 04.04.2025

It’s hard to believe, but it’s happening. On 27 March 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, ‘Restoring...

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By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Abigail Brooks, NBC News | 04.02.2025

A team that tracked how well in vitro fertilization worked across the U.S. was abruptly cut Tuesday as part of...

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By Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Times | 04.01.2025

When Noor Siddiqui was growing up, her mother developed retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that leads to gradual vision loss. When...

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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 03.30.2025

23andMe, a standard-bearer for the at-home health movement, announced on March 23 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...