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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 New York Stem Cell Foundation, New York Stem Cell Foundation | 11.06.2014

A team led by New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute scientists conducted a study comparing induced pluripotent stem...

By Christian Jarrett, Wired | 11.05.2014
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It feels to me like interest in the brain has exploded. I’ve seen huge investments in brain science...

By Naomi Schaefer Riley, New York Post | 11.04.2014
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New York’s liberal intelligentsia doubtless gave knowing nods last week when Sen. Mary Landrieu noted, “The South hasn’t...

By Georgia Graham, Daily Telegraph [UK] | 11.04.2014
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MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion declaring that sex-selection abortion is illegal.

They voted 181...

By CBS, CBC News [Canada] | 11.03.2014

An Ottawa hospital is challenging the legality of gene patents that hamper the ability of doctors to freely screen for...

By Theodore Decker, The Columbus Dispatch | 11.02.2014
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When DNA evidence began appearing in U.S. courtrooms in the late 1980s, it was heralded as the greatest...

By Katie Stoll, The DNA Exchange | 11.02.2014
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At the recent National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference in New Orleans, a presentation raised some...

By Josephine Johnston and Miriam Zoll, New Republic | 11.01.2014
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When news broke several weeks ago that tech giants Apple and Facebook were offering female employees elective egg...