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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 David Stout, The New York Times | 11.03.2008
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review an Alaska rape case to determine whether a defendant has...
By Stephanie Innes, Arizona Daily Star | 11.02.2008

The advertisements are enticing, particularly in a flagging economy: Young women may earn thousands of dollars by selling their eggs...

By Alastair Jamieson, Telegraph | 10.30.2008

Prospective parents are being offered in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and a type of embryo screening called Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) which...
By Mike Steere, CNN | 10.30.2008
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Bring your partner, grab a seat, pick up your baby catalog and start choosing.

Will you...
By Jeanne Whalen and Ron Winslow, The Wall Street Journal | 10.29.2008
The financial crunch is shaking the foundation of the global biotech industry, threatening to slow the development of new medicines...
By Rebecca Smith and Caroline Gammell, Telegraph | 10.27.2008
Children and young people who go through cancer are often left infertile by the treatment and are faced with having...
By Rob Stein, Washington Post | 10.26.2008
Doctors have started using powerful new DNA tests to screen fetuses for a wider range of genetic abnormalities, spotting more...
By Laura Graff, Winston-Salen Journal | 10.24.2008
Elaine Riddick has told the story of her childhood dozens of times before, but that didn't stop her voice from...