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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 Nic Fleming, The Guardian | 11.08.2011
A test that rapidly identifies which genetic mutations have caused a cancer could pave the way for personalised treatments to...
By Nic Fleming, The Guardian | 11.08.2011
A test that rapidly identifies which genetic mutations have caused a cancer could pave the way for personalised treatments to...
By Eviatar Zerubavel, Salon | 11.07.2011

This article is an edited excerpt from the new book "Ancestors & Relatives," from Oxford University Press.

Why...
By Eviatar Zerubavel, Salon | 11.07.2011

This article is an edited excerpt from the new book "Ancestors & Relatives," from Oxford University Press.

Why...
By Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper, Rock Center | 11.07.2011
Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in...
By Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper, Rock Center | 11.07.2011
Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in...
By Richard Weir, Boston Herald | 11.05.2011
DNA profiles of saliva evidence taken as part of a new transit police crackdown on spitting assaults against MBTA workers...
By Richard Weir, Boston Herald | 11.05.2011
DNA profiles of saliva evidence taken as part of a new transit police crackdown on spitting assaults against MBTA workers...