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Technologies
The first gene editors designed to fix genetic lesions in mutation-agnostic ways are poised to enter the clinic. Tessera Therapeutics...
A new method for safely inserting large chunks of DNA into genomes has now measured up in mice, potentially...
When Talaya Reid was in high school, in a quiet suburb of Philadelphia, she developed fatigue so severe that she...
Chris Mason is a man in a hurry.
“Sometimes walking from the subway to the lab takes too long...
Policies
In February, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a radical rethink of how scientists, physicians and manufacturers develop...
The government in northern Cyprus has said it is launching an investigation after several British families told the BBC they...
Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/
Why it matters: Confusing...
Cathy Tie seems to be good at starting businesses but not so dedicated to maintaining them. CGS, like many others...
Society
"Para ellos, una familia numerosa no solo es una preferencia personal, sino que es una obligación. Creen que tener tantos...
Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations that can determine everything...
For the past two decades, fertility specialists have wrestled with a troubling question: Why do Black people have lower live...
"1907 Indiana Eugenics Law" via Wikimedia Commons | CC by-SA 4.0
Indiana was the first government in the...
Perspectives
I’m in a cramped examination room at a clinic in Panama City. The lights are dim, and calming classical music...
This is the first part of the 14th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading...
The Trump administration has zeroed in on its next target: ending health care fraud.
President Trump announced Monday the creation...
"Margaret Sanger visits Los Angeles" by Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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