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This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

test tube filled with eggs held by tweezers
By Diaa Hadid and Shweta Desai, NPR | 01.29.2026

MUMBRA, India — The afternoon sun shines on the woman in a commuter-town café, highlighting her almond-shaped eyes and pale...

Donald Trump delivering a speech
By Dan Barry and Sonia A. Rao, The New York Times | 01.26.2026

Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States
of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Late last...

A brain separated into puzzle pieces
By Mike McIntire, The New York Times | 01.24.2026

Genetic researchers were seeking children for an ambitious, federally funded project to track brain development — a study that they...

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By Arthur Lazarus, MedPage Today | 01.23.2026

A growing body of contemporary research and reporting exposes how old ideas can find new life when repurposed within modern...

black and white photo of science equipment
By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times | 01.22.2026

The National Institutes of Health said on Thursday it is ending support for all research that makes use of human...

gene wheel colorful graphic on white background
By Shobita Parthasarathya, Science | 01.22.2026

These are extraordinarily challenging times for university researchers across the United States. After decades of government largess based on the ...

sickle cells in a blood sample
By Phil Galewitz, NPR | 01.20.2026

Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting friends...

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By Evelina Johansson Wilén, Jacobin | 01.18.2026

In her book The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson describes pregnancy as an experience marked by a peculiar duality. On the...