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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 Richard Rubin, Bloomberg | 01.22.2015
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The U.S. Tax Court rejected a California woman’s attempt to avoid taxes on the $20,000 she received when...

By Sara Reardon, Nature | 01.22.2015
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With the pipeline of traditional drugs drying up, researchers are increasingly attempting to customize treatments based on a...

By Agence France Presse, Agence France Presse | 01.22.2015

Imagine a world where mosquito-sized robots fly around stealing samples of your DNA. Or where a department store knows from...

By Reuters staff, Scientific American | 01.22.2015

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities on Wednesday described the gender imbalance among newborns as "the most serious and prolonged"...

By Philippa Brice, PHG Foundation | 01.21.2015
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The UK Government and Association of British Insurers (ABI) have agreed to extend their voluntary moratorium on the...

By Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 01.21.2015
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Could genetically modified bacteria escape from a laboratory or fermentation tank and cause disease or ecological destruction?

This...

By Laura Neergaard, Associated Press | 01.19.2015
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How your immune system does its job seems to depend more on your environment and the germs you...

By James Gallagher, BBC News | 01.18.2015
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Dr Tony Perry, a pioneer in cloning, has announced precise DNA editing at the moment of conception in...