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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...

holocaust memorial
By Meghan Garrity and Melissa J. Wilde, The Conversation | 09.22.2023

Memorial at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Israel
Photo by Eelco Böhtlingk on Unsplash

Each September marks the anniversary of Nazi...

photograph of surgical procedure
By Roni Cayrn Rabin, The New York Times | 09.22.2023

Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplash

Surgeons in Baltimore have transplanted the heart of a genetically altered pig into a...

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By Natasha May, The Guardian | 09.22.2023

One in every 18 babies in Australia are now born through IVF, with a record high number of births...

corn in husk
By Natalie Alcoba, Al Jazeera | 09.22.2023

Photo by Wouter Supardi Salari on Unsplash

Corn is sacred in Mexico. Its roots can be traced to Aztec and...

lab scientist in white lab coat
By Biolab Watch, Patch | 09.19.2023

Press Release: September 19, 2023

Contact: Jeremy Gruber, JD., jgruber@humanebiotech.org; (415) 483-9410

MASSIVE BIOLAB BOOM IN BERKELEY SPURS RESIDENTS...

galaxy
By Leigha McReynolds, Tor | 09.19.2023

The 2011 X-Men franchise prequel, X-Men: First Class, briefly featured a mutant named Darwin who could adapt to any...

researcher editing gene
By Heidi Ledford, Nature | 09.18.2023

A high-precision successor to CRISPR genome editing has reached a milestone: the technique, called base editing, has made its...

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By Aki Ito, Insider | 09.18.2023

Sure, there have been a few nutjobs out there who think AI will wipe out the human race. But ever...