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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 Osagie K. Obasagie, The American Prospect | 11.17.2011

In 2010, Rebecca Skloot published The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a New York Times bestseller about a poor...

By Stephanie O'Neill, The Madeleine Brand Show | 11.16.2011
Stem cell research is expensive. But advocates say it will one day yield cures that could save Americans billions in...
By Stephanie O'Neill, The Madeleine Brand Show | 11.16.2011
Stem cell research is expensive. But advocates say it will one day yield cures that could save Americans billions in...
By Pete Shanks | 11.16.2011

Geron has quit on embryonic stem cells. The company is abandoning its world-leading clinical trial, aimed at using stem cells...

By Stephanie O'Neill, KPCC Southern California Public Radio | 11.16.2011
Stem cell therapies may one day provide cures for spinal chord injuries, heart damage and other serious medical conditions. For...
By Stephanie O'Neill, KPCC Southern California Public Radio | 11.16.2011
Stem cell therapies may one day provide cures for spinal chord injuries, heart damage and other serious medical conditions. For...
By Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune | 11.16.2011
The two-year-old case has pitted the genetic-privacy rights of families against science designed to advance public health and has put...
By Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune | 11.16.2011
The two-year-old case has pitted the genetic-privacy rights of families against science designed to advance public health and has put...