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By Grace Won, KQED [with CGS' Katie Hasson] | 12.02.2025

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In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby. But according to the Wall Street Journal, Bay Area startups are focused on just that. It wouldn’t be the first...

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A Century After the Eugenics Movement, the U.S. Is Again Barring Disabled Immigrants

By Emma Cieslik, Ms. Magazine | 11.20.2025

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This piece includes sanist slurs used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health...

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Silicon Valley’s race to produce genetically engineered humans

By Katie Hasson | 11.21.2025

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Several recent Biopolitical Times posts (1, 2, 3, 4) have called attention to the alarmingly rapid commercialization of “designer baby” technologies: polygenic embryo screening (especially its use to purportedly screen for traits like intelligence), in vitro gametogenesis (lab-made eggs and sperm), and heritable genome editing (also termed embryo editing or reproductive gene editing). Those three, together with artificial wombs, have been dubbed the “Gattaca stack” by Brian Armstrong, CEO of the cryptocurrency company...

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The FDA is a mess, but don’t blame it for everything

By Adam Feuerstein, Stat | 11.20.2025

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The Food and Drug Administration was more than likely correct to reject Biohaven Pharmaceuticals’ treatment for spinocerebellar ataxia, a rare and debilitating neurodegenerative disease. At the very least, the decision announced Tuesday night was not a surprise to anyone paying attention. Approval...

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