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During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious public health project. “Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes...

This is the 15th 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. You can read the first part here. The series...

Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes.

"These are saliva...

"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...

By Lisa C. Ikemoto, Knoepfler Lab Stem Cell Blog | 03.23.2015
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I have been following the reports about genetic editing technology with concern. The fact that some scientists are...

By Rob Stein, NPR | 03.20.2015

A new technology called CRISPR could allow scientists to alter the human genetic code for generations. That's causing some leading...

By Natalie Lampert, New Republic | 03.20.2015

In the fall of 2010, when I was 21, a highly regarded OB/GYN gave me one of the best compliments...

By Michael Ollove, USA Today | 03.19.2015
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The Utah Legislature took a step last week into territory where state lawmakers rarely tread.

It passed a...

By Kari Paul, Motherboard | 03.19.2015

Genetics testing startup 23andMe announced plan​s last​ week to start using its massive DNA database to develop new medical treatments...

By Eleonore Pauwels and Jim Dratwa, Scientific American | 03.13.2015

From designer babies to women whose genitals smell like peaches, 2014 graced us with a taste of the hope...

By John Horgan, Scientific American [Blogs] | 03.13.2015
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In 1990 The New York Times published a front-page article by Lawrence Altman, a reporter with a medical...

By Steve Connor, The Independent | 03.13.2015
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American scientists have attempted to modify the DNA of human egg cells using a new gene-editing technique that...