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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
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...
Key parts of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial vaccine overhaul were blocked on...
Fertility experts warn further life-changing historical errors could be discovered in Australia's IVF industry, as DNA testing becomes more widespread...
Society
More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly...
SACRAMENTO, Ca. -- California’s $12 billion stem cell and gene therapy program scored a historic first today, announcing that it...
A German translation of this interview will be published in May 2026 in the German GID MAGAZIN, which focuses on...
This is the second part of the 14th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by...
Perspectives
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
via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by...
Last month, we published “The Shameful Legacy of Tuskegee” which focused on a proposed experiment in Guinea-Bissau. The...