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When venture capitalist Jack Abraham first began dating his wife, Gabriella Massamillo, he insisted on one condition: that when they were ready to have children, she’d be willing to conceive using in vitro fertilization. Abraham had lost both his mother...

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IN 2013, A SERIES of ads about the dangers of teen pregnancy appeared on New York City subway trains. Sponsored by the city’s Human Resources Administration...

Medical geneticists and genetic counselors have an often complicated and at times tense relationship with people with disabilities, their families...

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The Biopolitical Times reported this month that the California stem cell and gene...

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By Sofia Bettiza, BBC News | 09.23.2023

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy

Italian authorities are bringing in new measures targeting LGBT families and making it harder...

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By Joby Warrick and Cate Brown, The Washington Post | 09.22.2023

Most of Europe was in lockdown in April 2020 when a plane arrived in the Serbian capital bearing a well-timed...

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By Meghan Garrity and Melissa J. Wilde, The Conversation | 09.22.2023

Memorial at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Israel
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Each September marks the anniversary of Nazi...

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By Roni Cayrn Rabin, The New York Times | 09.22.2023

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Surgeons in Baltimore have transplanted the heart of a genetically altered pig into a...

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By Natasha May, The Guardian | 09.22.2023

One in every 18 babies in Australia are now born through IVF, with a record high number of births...

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By Natalie Alcoba, Al Jazeera | 09.22.2023

Photo by Wouter Supardi Salari on Unsplash

Corn is sacred in Mexico. Its roots can be traced to Aztec and...

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By Biolab Watch, Patch | 09.19.2023

Press Release: September 19, 2023

Contact: Jeremy Gruber, JD., jgruber@humanebiotech.org; (415) 483-9410

MASSIVE BIOLAB BOOM IN BERKELEY SPURS RESIDENTS...

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By Leigha McReynolds, Tor | 09.19.2023

The 2011 X-Men franchise prequel, X-Men: First Class, briefly featured a mutant named Darwin who could adapt to any...