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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 James Taylor, Indian Country Today Media Network | 10.13.2011
The onset of casino gaming brought great change in Indian country, but it also created unexpected­—and frequently heated—arguments over Indian...
By Turna Ray, GenomeWeb | 10.12.2011
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation have decided to ask the Supreme Court to take up...
By Osagie K. Obasogie and Troy Duster, The Hastings Center Report | 10.12.2011

The increasing use of DNA evidence has revolutionized criminal investigations. Over the past several years, DNA forensics—once thought to be...

By Ronald Bailey, Reason | 10.11.2011
Last week researchers announced that they had created stem cell lines using human eggs for the first time. The goal...
By Ronald Bailey, Reason | 10.11.2011
Last week researchers announced that they had created stem cell lines using human eggs for the first time. The goal...
By Anneli Rufus, Alternet | 10.11.2011

To offset law-school expenses, Ben Seisler spent three years donating sperm to a Virginia sperm bank. He recently learned that...
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times | 10.06.2011
Scientists announced Wednesday that they had created stem cells from human clones, adding DNA from adult cells to the genetic...
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times | 10.06.2011
Scientists announced Wednesday that they had created stem cells from human clones, adding DNA from adult cells to the genetic...