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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...

Image of two cartoon genetic scientists on either side of a large double helix
By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 07.24.2024

A cure for an ultrarare disease, progeria, could be on the horizon. The disease speeds up aging in children and...

dna dissolving into blue background
By Russ Burlingame, Comicbook | 07.23.2024

Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences, a biotech company that's putting together plans to orchestrate the de-extinction for animals like the dodo...

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By Robert Resta, The DNA Exchange | 07.22.2024

Medical geneticists and genetic counselors have an often complicated and at times tense relationship with people with disabilities, their families...

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By Editorial Staff, The Lancet | 07.20.2024

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Despite major advances in securing sexual and reproductive rights globally, one aspect is continually...

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By Mesha Maren , Salon | 07.20.2024

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I started reading JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly...

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By Julia Black and Margaux MacColl, The Information [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 07.19.2024

When venture capitalist Jack Abraham first began dating his wife, Gabriella Massamillo, he insisted on one condition: that when they...

Image of Galton's gravesite listing him as the "founder of eugenics."
By Aubrey Clayton, Los Angeles Review of Books | 07.18.2024

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IN 2013, A SERIES of ads...

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By Sarah Kliff and Azeen Ghorayshi, The New York Times | 07.15.2024

image "Blood Samples" by Daniel Sone from the website of the National Cancer Institute

Millions of pregnant women get the pitch...