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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 Stephen Hawking, Stuart Russell, Max Tegmark, Frank Wilczek, The Independent | 05.01.2014

With the Hollywood blockbuster Transcendence playing in cinemas, with Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman showcasing clashing visions for the future...

By Rob Stein, NPR | 05.01.2014

Scientists reported Thursday they had figured out a way to make primitive human sperm out of skin cells, an advance...

By Twila Brase, US News & World Report | 05.01.2014
Newborn screening is practiced nationwide to detect rare conditions that may be life-threatening or require medical attention. Shortly after birth...
By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Council on Foreign Relations | 05.01.2014

For more than a century, cultural norms and traditions in India and elsewhere have favored sons over daughters—a preference based...

By New Scientist, New Scientist | 04.30.2014

"SINCE what works in sheep is likely to be possible in humans, we are suddenly propelled right past the imagined...

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 04.30.2014
 BURLINGAME, Ca. – Directors of the California stem cell agency today selected Randy Mills, the former CEO of Osiris Therapeutics...
By Alison Abbott, Nature | 04.29.2014

An analysis of clinical studies that use adult stem cells to treat heart disease has raised questions about the value...

By Helen Briggs, BBC | 04.29.2014

A mother's diet around the time of conception can permanently influence her baby's DNA, research suggests.

Animal experiments show diet...