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A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to one of the most controversial technologies in medicine.

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A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These conditions are informed by many genetic variants and environmental factors - so...

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By Laura Hercher, Wired | 01.14.2013
“So,” the journalist interviewing me asked, “you are for paternalism, then?”

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By Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal | 01.11.2013
If you want to get your name splattered all over the web, there’s nothing like recanting your once strongly held...
By Joseph Goldstein, The New York Times | 01.10.2013
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By Medical Express, Medical Express | 01.10.2013

The Stockholm administrative court of appeal recently ruled that the practice of forced sterilisations, which dated back to a 1972...

By Andrea Peterson, Science Progress | 01.09.2013
When it comes to electronic health records, “the switch to cloud is inevitable.” That’s according to Joy Pritts, chief privacy...
By Monya Baker, Nature | 01.09.2013
A paper published in Nature today could dispel a cloud over the hopes of turning a patient’s own cells into...