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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...

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For years, infertility specialists have insisted in scientific and public arenas that a key IVF procedure known as ovarian stimulation—chemically...
By Public Radio of Armenia, Public Radio of Armenia | 12.19.2011

Prof. Razmik Abrahamyan, Director of Institute of Reproductive Health, Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Mr. Garik Hayrapetyan, UNFPA Armenia Assistant...

By Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle | 12.19.2011
Last month Trent Arsenault got three women pregnant - a new record for the Fremont man and father of 14...
By Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle | 12.19.2011
Last month Trent Arsenault got three women pregnant - a new record for the Fremont man and father of 14...
By Shari Rudavsky, Indy Star | 12.17.2011

In the early days of infertility research, scientists -- flush with the promise of transplant medicine -- wondered whether replacing...

By Mercury News Editorial, San Jose Mercury News | 12.17.2011
California's stem cell institute has become a global leader by launching world-class research on promising medical treatments for devastating injuries...
By Shari Rudavsky, Indy Star | 12.17.2011

In the early days of infertility research, scientists -- flush with the promise of transplant medicine -- wondered whether replacing...