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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 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Nature | 04.07.2014
Growing up in a stressful social environment leaves lasting marks on young chromosomes, a study of African American boys has...
By Leah Ceccarelli, The Seattle Times | 04.06.2014
In a televised speech introducing the first episode of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s reboot of Carl Sagan’s TV series “Cosmos,” President...
By Catherine de Lange, The Guardian | 04.05.2014
Two days after Anne Morriss took her newborn son home from hospital, she received a bone-chilling phone call. The stranger...
By Stef dela Cruz, All Voices | 04.04.2014
“If the doctor of a former president gave you the assurance that your daughter will be cured of cancer after...
By Eloise Lynton, The Harvard Independent | 04.04.2014
Last summer, at my cousin’s baby shower, I sat in a room covered in pink from floor to ceiling. Pink...
By Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian | 04.04.2014
Dr Sharon Moalem recently diagnosed a mother with a rare type of hereditary ataxia, a neurological disorder for which there...
By Julie Power, The Sydney Morning Herald | 04.03.2014
For the first time, the NSW Police Force has used DNA testing to screen its newest crop of 189 student...
By Kelly Servick, Science | 04.03.2014
The U.S. Department of Defense’s research arm is making a concerted grasp at biotechnology. On 1 April, the Defense Advanced...