BRCA genetic mutations, which are 10 times more common among Ashkenazi Jews than among the general U.S. population, significantly increase the risks of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. In ...

LOS ANGELES - She had the name picked out since high school: Logann Rae, taken from a soap opera. She had two dolls waiting in a closet, both saved since childhood. But Tanya's first child was a son.

Genetic testing on embryos is more sophisticated and accessible than ever—and it’s now being sold as a way to let parents ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s … genetic optimization? Prospective parents using in vitro fertilization (IVF) will soon be able to select embryos based on their potential risk for diseases — ...

The company made an even more dramatic claim the following month, when it announced it had created three dire wolves. These ...

Human embryo screening undermines parental trust, stigmatizes disability, narrows genetic diversity, and erodes the foundation of unconditional love. Artificial intelligence compounds these dangers by ...

A U.S. startup company is reportedly offering wealthy couples the chance to screen their embryos for IQ and other favorable genetic traits, which has raised ethical concerns. Heliospect Genomics is ...

A US-based startup called Heliospect Genomics is charging parents tens of thousands of dollars to “screen” embryos they conceive for their IQs, according to startling new reporting from The Guardian.

A genetics startup founded by scientists Tobias Wolfram and Alex Strudwick Young has left stealth mode, with Futurism reporting that Herasight claims its embryo screening platform can forecast a ...