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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 Press Release, Electronic Frontier Foundation | 02.18.2015
EFF is asking the Supreme Court to hear arguments in Raynor v. State of Maryland, a case that examines whether...
By Editorial, Nature | 02.18.2015

The Greek prefix epi- can signify upon, on, over, near, at, before, and after. Most of those could apply to...

By Craig Klugman, Bioethics.net | 02.18.2015

How do physicians diagnose disease? First they go through a set of symptoms and then compile a list of differential...

By Blair Crawford, Ottawa Citizen | 02.18.2015

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, “the building block of life,” has become a standard for forensic evidence. The famous “double helix” molecule...

By Justin L. Sonnenburg, Scientific American | 02.17.2015
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In the not too distant future each of us will be able to colonize our gut with genetically...

By Dr Trevor Stammers, St Mary’s University Blog | 02.16.2015
By Philippa Taylor, BioNews | 02.16.2015
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In a recent debate organised by the Progress Educational Trust in Parliament - 'Mitochondrial Donation: Is It...

By Abigail Zuger, The New York Times | 02.16.2015
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I had intended to discuss President Obama’s plans for personalized precision medicine with my patient Barbara last week...