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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 Marcy Darnovsky, Science Progress | 04.22.2011

A new approach to testing the genes of early-stage fetuses could radically alter the experience of pregnancy and parenting. And...

By Jonathan Kahn, Biopolitical Times guest contributor | 04.20.2011

A recent issue of Nature reviewed the accomplishments of the Human Genome Project 10 years after the grand announcement of...

By Pallab Ghosh, BBC News | 04.19.2011

Mitochondrial transfer aims to replace a faulty part of a mother's egg with healthy material from a donor.

This means...
By Osagie K. Obasogie, Slate | 04.18.2011

On Jan. 31, the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services released the newest version of the official Dietary...

By David W Freeman, CBS Health | 04.18.2011

(CBS) Is genetic testing of children a good idea? Parents seem to think so. New research shows that more than...

By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times | 04.18.2011

Heather Spear and William Hanberg sit with their daughter EmmaRose in an examination room at UCLA. At 21/2, EmmaRose is...

By Jessica Pauline Ogilvie, Los Angeles Times | 04.18.2011

There are plenty of medical tests that consumers can give themselves at home — tests to finds out if they...

By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times | 04.18.2011

Reporting from Ahmedabad, India: It should have been Myleen and Jan Sjodin's greatest happiness. Their newborn was healthy, they were...