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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 Jesse Reynolds, San Francisco Chronicle | 11.29.2007

Last week was a busy one for stem cell research. But amid the coverage of major technical advances, an all-too-predictable...

By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet | 11.29.2007

A company called 23andme.com launched last week and got wads of media attention for being the first user-friendly Web site...

By Osagie K. Obasogie, Genetic Crossroads | 11.29.2007

Rarely have science, politics, and international diplomacy converged as intensely as they have over the past few days.

Researchers at...

By Terri Somers, San Diego Union Tribune | 11.28.2007
State Controller John Chiang yesterday directed his office to audit the state stem cell institute to ensure that all necessary...
By Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience | 11.27.2007

Last week independent teams of scientists announced a major advance in stem cell research with their discovery of how to...

By Viginia Commonwealth University, Viginia Commonwealth University | 11.26.2007

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By Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Bee | 11.25.2007

Internal conflicts have hurt and hampered the oversight committee of California's $3 billion stem cell institute since voters created it...

By Jeannie Baumann and Joyce Cutler, Bureau of National Affairs | 11.24.2007

Scientists in Wisconsin and Japan reported that they have reprogrammed human skin cells to function like embryonic stem cells, potentially...