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A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's first gene-edited babies.

His work was reviled as reckless and unethical because, among other reasons, gene-editing was so new...

INTRODUCTION

Baby bonuses. Motherhood medals. Fertility tracking. You may have heard of these policy proposals as solutions from the Trump administration to help encourage women to have more children.

Besides falling short of ensuring that people have what they need...

Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
National Human Genome Research Institute

Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...

A chicken farm
By Claire Robinson, GMWatch | 10.19.2023

Chicken farm by "L214 - éthique et animaux"
from Wiki Commons, licensed under CC by 3.0.

Scientists at...

The California Flag
By Joelle Boxer, Bill of Health | 10.18.2023

Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of nine reproductive health care bills, following the passage of ...

strands of genes
By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Science | 10.18.2023

An industry-academic initiative announced today aims to create the largest ever database of genomes exclusively from people with African ancestry...

pink pig with black spots looks out of a metal bucket
By Tanya Lewis, Scientific American | 10.18.2023

Robert Montgomery walked deliberately down the hospital hallway carrying a stainless-steel bowl containing a living human kidney resting on a...

gene strands in colorful vials
By Adithi Iyer, Bill of Health | 10.17.2023

The cultural, informational, and medical phenomenon that is 23andMe has placed a spotlight on precision medicine, which seeks to personalize...

a scientist looking at genes
By Denis Campbell and Nonyelum Anigbo, The Guardian | 10.17.2023

Over the counter genetic tests in the UK that assess the risk of cancer or heart problems fail to identify...

babies in the hospital
By Shoshanna Ehrlich, Ms. Magazine | 10.17.2023

On Dec. 1, 2023, the Natal Conference will be held in Austin, Texas. Promising to gather the “brightest minds in...

A fertility clinic operating room
By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 10.16.2023

To be a great company founder, they say you should use your own product. Eat your own dog food. But...