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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...

By Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle [cites Marcy Darnovksy] | 05.23.2009

Twenty percent of your body belongs to someone else.

Don't believe us? Check the U.S. Patent Office. Twenty percent of...

By Jennifer Robin Raj and Vinu Pilakkott, Reuters | 05.22.2009
Aastrom Biosciences Inc (ASTM.O) said a mid-stage trial of its treatment for congestive heart failure was put on hold after...
By Joe Mathews , Scientific American | 05.21.2009
BURLINGAME, Calif.—California provides more funding for stem cell research than the other 49 states combined. So what does President Obama's...
By Shekhar Bhatia, The Evening Standard | 05.20.2009

One leading obstetrician at a Mumbai hospital says she delivers on average one baby to a British couple every 48...
By BBC, BBC News | 05.20.2009

A study found these babies were far more likely to be admitted to neonatal intensive care and to be hospitalised...

By Ginger Allen, Dallas CBS 11 | 05.18.2009
A simple DNA test may be able to determine if a child has what it takes to become a 'super...
By Shaila Dewan, New York Times | 05.17.2009
In an age of advanced forensic science, the first step toward ending Kenneth Reed’s prolonged series of legal appeals should...
By John Schwartz, New York Times | 05.12.2009
When Genae Girard received a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2006, she knew she would be facing medical challenges and...