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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 Françoise Baylis, Impact Ethics | 02.23.2015
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The United Kingdom’s House of Commons recently voted to amend the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 to...

By David Kravets, Ars Technica | 02.20.2015

Anybody who has watched a crime drama knows the trick. The cops need someone's DNA, but they don’t have a...

By BBC, BBC | 02.20.2015

Thailand has passed a law banning foreigners from paying Thai women to be surrogates, after two high-profile cases sparked debate...

By Ricki Lewis, Medscsape | 02.20.2015
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On February 19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized 23andMe to market a direct-to-consumer (DTC) carrier...

By Erika Check Hayden, Nature News | 02.20.2015
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Genetic testing has entered a new realm, with the ability to read a person's genetic code and predict...

By Marcus Woo, Wired | 02.19.2015
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When scientists sequenced the human genome a decade ago, they hoped to unlock the code of life, the...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 02.19.2015

Noah is a six-year-old suffering from a disorder without a name. This year, his physicians will begin sending his genetic...

By Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | 02.19.2015

Researchers have increased the size of mouse brains by giving the rodents a piece of human DNA that controls gene...