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IN THE Operation Varsity Blues scandal of 2019, 50 wealthy parents were charged with trying to get their children into elite universities through fraudulent means. The story dramatically demonstrated the lengths to which some parents will go to ensure their...

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In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks to Professor Osagie K. Obasogie, a professor of law and bioethics and the only UC Berkeley faculty member to hold an appointment at both our law school and our School of Public...

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Reproductive rights have been a flashpoint in national politics for decades, with the stakes surging after the Supreme Court shredded...

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When venture capitalist Jack Abraham first began dating his wife, Gabriella Massamillo, he insisted on one condition: that when they...

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Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore 
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On October 7, Donald Trump’s long-standing...

Reproductive rights have been a flashpoint in national politics for decades, with the stakes surging after the Supreme Court shredded...

It has been for years a truth universally acknowledged that heritable human genome editing – “designer baby” technology –  should...

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SACRAMENTO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization — a win for reproductive health advocates amid nationwide concerns about the future of access to fertility treatments.

The bill also...

Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

It was only a matter of time before former president Donald Trump resorted to race science to further denigrate migrants, who he believes...

It was 2020. I was wrapping up grade nine science with a solid 60 per cent, hoping that if anyone saw my failed tests in the recycling bin, it would contribute to an air of mystery about me. This reason...

Gene therapy comes with the expectation that it will “cure” an expanding number of genetic disorders. If you’ve never wondered – and even if you have -- what that word actually means, four Dutch researchers have a surprise in store...

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Reproduction and Family Formation: The State and the Market
Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies | Debate | Intelligence Squared U.S.
The 'Perfect' Baby?: The Dangers of Gene Editing in Assisted Reproduction