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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 Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 05.07.2024

Pfizer has paused enrollment in a Phase III trial assessing its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy candidate fordadistrogene movaparvovec...

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By Emi Nietfeld, Slate | 05.07.2024

 Amy Yin always envisioned having at least two daughters. She spent her 20s working as an engineer and founding...

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By Carl Elliott, The New York Times | 05.07.2024

Here is the way I remember it: The year is 1985, and a few medical students are gathered around an...

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By Charlotte Hu, Vox | 05.06.2024

Medicine has entered a new era in which scientists have the tools to change human genetics directly, creating the potential...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 05.06.2024

It was a cool morning at the beef teaching unit in Gainesville, Florida, and cow number #307 was bucking in...

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By Staff, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 05.06.2024

Results from a small clinical study suggest that EDIT-101, a CRISPR-based gene editing therapy for an inherited form of Leber’s...

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By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 05.06.2024

On Wednesday, Kendric Cromer, a 12-year-old boy from a suburb of Washington, became the first person in the world with...

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By Emi Nietfeld, The Atlantic | 05.02.2024

A sperm donor fathers more than 150 children. A cryobank misleads prospective parents about a donor’s stellar credentials and...