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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 David Cyranoski, Nature | 12.18.2014

Haruko Obokata, the Japanese stem-cell biologist whose papers caused a sensation earlier this year before being retracted, has not succeeded...

By Saudi Gazette, Saudi Gazette | 12.18.2014

DAMMAM — Private hospitals are carrying out pre-conception gender selection operations and reporting them as IV fertilization or artificial fertilization...

By James Gallagher, BBC | 12.17.2014
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The rules for creating babies from three people - which state only two would be classed as parents...

By Susan Decker, Bloomberg Businessweek | 12.17.2014

Myriad Genetics Inc. can’t block competitors’ DNA tests to determine risk for breast and ovarian cancer after a U.S. appeals...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 12.17.2014

A coalition of geneticists and computer programmers calling itself the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health is developing protocols for...

By Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times | 12.17.2014

We all know that exercise can make us fitter and reduce our risk for illnesses such as diabetes and heart...

By Harry Glorikian, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 12.15.2014

What’s more valuable than your money, equally vulnerable, and unique to you? Answer: Your genome. And just like your money...

By Nicholas G. Evans and Jonathan D. Moreno, Journal of Law and the Biosciences | 12.15.2014
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A recent article by Maxwell J. Mehlman and Tracy Yeheng Li, in...