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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th 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 Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

By Julia Karow, GenomeWeb | 11.25.2014
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Results from an undercover performance test of five commercial noninvasive prenatal testing laboratories suggest...

By Ariel Bogle, Slate | 11.24.2014
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In vitro fertilization was originally intended to help a very specific young, married, and female demographic to conceive...

By Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast | 11.24.2014
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Welcome to the brave new world of technology-enhanced human reproduction with its promise of alleviating the heartache of...

By Marcy Darnovsky and Jessica Cussins, GeneWatch | 11.24.2014

The terms "genetically modified babies" and "designer babies" are attention-getters. But beyond the catchy sound bites, what do they really...

By Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast | 11.24.2014
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Welcome to the brave new world of technology-enhanced human reproduction with its promise of alleviating the heartache of...

By Katie Howe, BioNews | 11.24.2014
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A comprehensive international study has revealed striking similarities as well as some significant differences in the regulation of...

By Jeff Bercovici, Inc | 11.21.2014
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When I wrote earlier this week about a new probiotic supplement called Sweet Peach engineered to make women's...

By Samantha Allen, The Daily Beast | 11.20.2014
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In 2011, Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” tried and failed to become the modern day equivalent to Valentino’s...