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Technologies

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In our first article in this series, we investigated the dark PR tactics that have accompanied Colossal Bioscience’s de-extinction disinformation ...

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A UK toddler with a rare genetic condition was the first person to receive a new gene therapy that appears...

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Couples are needlessly going through IVF because male infertility is under-researched, with the NHS too often failing to diagnose treatable...

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A common cold was enough to kill Cora Oakley.

Born in Morristown, N.J., with virtually no immune system, Cora was...

Policies

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California’s stem cell and gene therapy agency today approved spending $207 million more on training and education, sidestepping the possibility...

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A huge defense policy bill, revealed by US lawmakers on Sunday, does not include a provision that would have provided...

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Japan plans to introduce a ban with penalties on implanting a genome-edited fertilized human egg into the womb of a...

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Same-sex couples, single people, transgender and intersex West Australians will be able to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) and surrogacy...

Society

A Review of Exposed by Becky McClain

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic...

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Inside a closed Los Angeles courtroom, something wasn’t right. 

Clerks working for family court Judge Amy Pellman were reviewing routine...

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Silicon Valley and other high tech billionaires are investing millions in start-ups dedicated to creating genetically engineered (GE) babies, according...

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Micah Nerio had known since his early 30s that he wanted to be a father, even if he did not...

Perspectives

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The women in House 3 rarely had a chance to speak to the women in House 5, but when they...

Alice Wong, founder of the Disability Visibility Project, MacArthur Genius, liberationist, storyteller, writer, and friend of CGS, died...

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Egg freezing is one of today’s fastest-growing reproductive technologies. It's seen as a kind of 'fertility insurance' for the future...

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Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...