The Center for Genetics and Society blog highlights the latest developments in the social, political, and ethical implications of human biotechnologies, with contributions from staff, fellows, consultants, and guest authors.
Biopolitical Times
If you’ve been online or caught the news in the past few weeks, you’ve probably come across Sydney Sweeney, her “great genes jeans,” and much debate over whether they reflect a resurgence of eugenics in American politics and culture.
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On July 21, the American Academy for Pediatrics (AAP) released new landmark recommendations for the care of children with trisomy 13 and trisomy 18, in which babies are born with a third copy of chromosome 13 or 18. Historically, trisomy 13...