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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...

a graphic featuring test tubes and gametes
By Sarojini Nadimpally and Gargi Mishra, The Wire | 12.15.2024

In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) as assisted reproductive technology (ART) has been in vogue for quite a few decades now. While IVF...

Scientist examining DNA
By Rob Stein, NPR | 12.13.2024

 

Lucy Landman was born with a very rare genetic disorder that causes severe intellectual disability, weak muscles and seizures...

egg retrieval graphic
By Michelle LePage, TorontoMet Today | 12.13.2024

As more people access fertility services in their journeys to becoming parents, Toronto Metropolitan University professor Katie Hammond says the...

global egg trade graphic
By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Jessica Brice, Susan Berfield, Vernon Silver, Kanoko Matsuyama, Cindy Wang, Sinduja Rangarajan, Fani Nikiforaki, Bloomberg | 12.12.2024

A single cell.
A global business worth billions.
A trade that can bring rewards—or human costs that cannot be measured...

DNA dissolving on multicolored background
By Aileen Editha, The Conversation | 12.11.2024

23andMe, a major company providing direct-to-consumer genetic testing, has been struggling financially since late 2023. In September 2024, the company’s...

superhero baby graphic
By Emi Nietfeld, Wired | 12.11.2024

FOR YEARS NOW, aspiring parents have been designing their children. Screening embryos for disease-causing genes during IVF, selecting their future baby’s...

a photo of Richard Lynn
By Hannah Devlin and David Pegg, The Guardian | 12.10.2024

"Richard Lynn" by Matt Gibson licensed under CC by SA 3.0 

A leading academic publisher is reviewing...

ivf graphic on blue blackground
By Kristine Servando, Bloomberg | 12.05.2024

(Bloomberg) — A woman in Hong Kong had to travel to two different countries to attempt conceiving a baby on...