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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th 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...

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

Claudine Gay at her Inauguration as Harvard President
By Jason Wilson, The Guardian | 01.31.2024

The rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled “sociobiology magazine” that is focused on the supposed relationships between...

mosquito on a leaf
By Greg Allen, NPR | 01.26.2024

MIAMI — In the age-old war of human versus mosquitoes, the bugs have been winning. 

At least 700,000 people...

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By Morenike Samuel, Sapiens | 01.25.2024

“DON’T PLAY WITH HER! SHE HAS SICKLE CELL”

On a sunny day in Southern Nigeria, my uncle and aunt took...

a photo of the BGI headquarters building with letters BGI in front of it
By Ken Dilanian, NBC News | 01.25.2024

"BGI Group HQ" by Scotted400 is licensed under CC by SA 4.0 

Bipartisan legislation was introduced in...

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By Laura Ungar, Time | 01.25.2024

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Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear.

A small...

DNA strand on grey background
By Dyani Lewis, Nature | 01.24.2024

Yves Moreau thought something was amiss when he came across a genetics paper about Tibetans in China. In the 2022...

a photo of Penn Museum
By Lizzie Wade, Science | 01.23.2024

For nearly 2 centuries, the skulls of 20 Black people who died in Philadelphia have formed part of the Morton...

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By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 01.23.2024

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Aissam Dam, an 11-year-old boy, grew up in a world of profound silence. He...