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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 McNamee, Medical News Today | 12.10.2014
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Last week, it was announced that the Google-associated home DNA screening kit, 23andMe will be launched in the...

By Christine Rosen, Slate | 12.10.2014
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If Silicon Valley has anything like a coherent philosophy, it is summed up in the idea that the...

By Pete Shanks, Huffington Post | 12.10.2014

Money and deals are flowing into companies that promise to edit genes. Human, animal, plant, all kinds of DNA may...

By Editorial, Nature | 12.09.2014

The most important resource needed to conduct research on humans, it is said, is not brainpower or money: it is...

By Sophie Scott, ABC.au [Australia] | 12.08.2014
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Experts are warning Australians to be extremely careful when ordering genetic tests online, saying the tests may not...

By Alana Semuels, The Atlantic | 12.08.2014
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Dawn Pieke’s relationship imploded just before she reached 40. Pieke had a miscarriage and shortly after, her boyfriend...
By John Galloway, BioNews | 12.08.2014
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Although the word was not actually used (or at least I did not hear it), this was a...

By Beth Greenfield, Yahoo | 12.05.2014
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Ever heard of “gender disappointment”? Jayne and Jon Cornwill certainly have. It’s what drove the Australian couple to...