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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 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 12.07.2011

For years, Geron Corp. had claimed to be in the vanguard among California companies engaged in stem cell research. So...
By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 12.07.2011

For years, Geron Corp. had claimed to be in the vanguard among California companies engaged in stem cell research. So...
By David Crary, Associated Press National Writer, ABC News | 12.06.2011

The practice of sex-selection abortion, usually targeting a female fetus due to parental preference for a son, has few defenders...

By Andrew Pollack, New York Times | 12.06.2011
A new test might allow some women with the earliest phase of breast cancer to forgo the most aggressive treatment...
By David Crary, Associated Press National Writer, ABC News | 12.06.2011

The practice of sex-selection abortion, usually targeting a female fetus due to parental preference for a son, has few defenders...

By Andrew Pollack, New York Times | 12.06.2011
A new test might allow some women with the earliest phase of breast cancer to forgo the most aggressive treatment...
By Michael Marshall, New Scientist | 12.05.2011

How do you publish a novel arguing that the unfit, weak or mentally infirm should not be allowed to breed...
By Michael Marshall, New Scientist | 12.05.2011

How do you publish a novel arguing that the unfit, weak or mentally infirm should not be allowed to breed...