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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 Andrew Hough, The Telegraph | 12.31.2012
Official statistics show that almost half of embryos used to help a women conceive through in vitro fertilisation were thrown...
By GMWatch, GMWatch | 12.31.2012

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By Donna Dickenson, Project Syndicate | 12.29.2012
LONDON – The United Kingdom’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has launched a public consultation to gauge attitudes toward...
By Mercury News, Mercury News | 12.28.2012

SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California women who want to get pregnant using sperm from a donor they know should find the...

By Jeremy Laurance, The Independent | 12.28.2012
Wealthy British couples who cannot have children are increasingly seeking "wombs for hire" from women overseas, according to figures obtained...
By Kim Mulvihill, CBS San Francisco | 12.28.2012

More Bay Area parents are spending thousands of dollars to select if their child will be a boy or girl...

By Gina Kolata, New York Times | 12.24.2012

In a move likely to renew a longstanding ethical controversy, geneticists are quietly making plans to study the DNA of...

By Carey Gillam, Reuters | 12.21.2012
* FDA to take comments for 60 days before giving final OK

* Critics seek action from Congress, threaten to...