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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th 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...

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

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By David Jensen, The California Stem Cell Report | 03.26.2026

SACRAMENTO, Ca. -- California’s $12 billion stem cell and gene therapy program scored a historic first today, announcing that it...

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By Jessica Riskin, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 03.24.2026

 

This is the second part of the 14th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by...

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By Ryan Cross, Endpoints News | 03.24.2026

Cathy Tie has an audacity more typical of a tech startup founder than a biotech executive. She dropped out of...

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By Emily Mullin, Wired | 03.23.2026

As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a...

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By Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge | 03.21.2026

Like many people, director Valerie Veatch was intrigued when OpenAI first released its Sora text-to-video generative AI model to the...

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By O. Rose Broderick, Stat | 03.18.2026

The Trump administration has zeroed in on its next target: ending health care fraud.

President Trump announced Monday the creation...

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By Garrett Owen, Salon | 03.18.2026

Key parts of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial vaccine overhaul were blocked on...