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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...

By Wang Hairong, Bejing Review | 02.27.2012

With its soft pink background and the picture of a happy, healthy baby, at first sight, Ymdaiyun.com looks no different...

By Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune | 02.27.2012

By the time Camilla Black Grondahl became pregnant with her second child in 2010, she had already watched two older...

By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times | 02.24.2012

Law enforcement officers may take a DNA sample from anyone arrested on a felony charge without running afoul of the...

By Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Wall Street Journal | 02.24.2012

Julie Barth's prayers were answered when a doctor in Crystal Lake, Ill., told her in vitro fertilization might get her...

By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times | 02.24.2012

Law enforcement officers may take a DNA sample from anyone arrested on a felony charge without running afoul of the...

By Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Wall Street Journal | 02.24.2012

Julie Barth's prayers were answered when a doctor in Crystal Lake, Ill., told her in vitro fertilization might get her...

By Soraya Chemaly, RH Reality Check | 02.23.2012

What happens when women, like men, can be parents without bearing children?  Does one form of gestation become a status...

By Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 02.23.2012

The U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is grappling with many of the ethical issues arising from...