Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...

Nucleus Genomics unveiled a $5,999 service Wednesday allowing prospective parents to rank embryos created during in vitro fertilization (IVF) by projected IQ, height, eye color and nearly 900 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A U.S.-based biotech company has unveiled a new in vitro fertilization (IVF) option that allows parents to select embryos ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new tool allows parents undergoing in vitro fertilization to screen their embryos for health issues, but is it ethical?

People who use IVF (in vitro fertilization) will soon be able to rank embryos using genetic and other information in the hopes of extending the longevity of their offspring, according to the ...

For more than four decades, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has helped families have children. Scientists estimate that more than 10 million people worldwide have been born through IVF and related ...

With such a small risk of illness, does this type of embryo selection border on eugenics? By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since ...

The conclusion of the sexual revolution is about to be written. The revolution began with the contraceptive pill, which unraveled the knot that tied sex to its biological purpose: children. The pill ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The use of genetic testing and selection of embryos derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) has long sparked public debate, evoking the concept of “designer babies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Canva When you seek the help of a fertility specialist to conceive, your first step is to undergo diagnostic tests to understand ...