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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

IVF with dollar sign
By Beth Duff-Brown, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research | 07.12.2024

The debate over in vitro fertilization (IVF) has become a hot-button policy and political issue, despite the medical procedure to...

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By Eva Roytburg, Fortune | 07.11.2024

Image "Elon Musk" by Debbie Rowe on Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by S.A. 3.0

Elon Musk has devoted hundreds...

Image of a small black mouse in the palm of blue gloved hands in a laboratory
By Julianna LeMieux, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 07.10.2024

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Microbiome research has faced a hurdle from the...

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By Katherine Bourzac, Nature | 07.10.2024

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Researchers analysed thousands of laboratory-made plasmids and discovered that nearly half...

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By Staff, Japan Times | 07.10.2024

Photo by Roméo A. on Unsplash

How did Japanese society, which was supposed to have transformed into a democracy after...

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By Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News | 07.09.2024

A Netflix docuseries has put a spotlight on the unregulated world of sperm donation, particularly the lack of stopgap measures...

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By Rachel Clayton, ABC News | 07.08.2024

In her early 30s, Michelle Galea wasn't convinced motherhood was for her.

"I didn't know if I wanted a child...

Black and white image of a women's rights demonstration related to reproductive health
By Amanda Becker and Shefali Luthra, The 19th | 07.08.2024

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Republicans have adopted a slate of policy positions...