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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...

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By Jenn White, NPR | 02.26.2026

Millions of people struggle to become pregnant in the U.S. And in 2024, fertility rates reached a new low, according...

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By Zachary Brennan, Endpoints News | 02.23.2026

The FDA is spelling out the details of a new pathway to help speed personalized cell and gene therapies to...

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By Ilyse Hogue, The Bulwark | 02.20.2026

Since I started working to understand the radicalization of young men, I’ve gotten asked the same question everywhere I go...

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By Amy Feldman, Forbes | 02.17.2026

"Jennifer Doudna" by Duncan Hull for the Royal Society via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by SA 3.0

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By Vittoria Vardanega, SWI swissinfo.ch | 02.13.2026

In recent years, sperm donation has produced family trees of unprecedented size, stretching across countries and, in some cases, continents...

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By Scott Solomon, The MIT Press Reader | 02.12.2026

Chris Mason is a man in a hurry.

“Sometimes walking from the subway to the lab takes too long...

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By Julia Métraux, Mother Jones | 02.10.2026

Why was Jeffrey Epstein obsessed with genes? In the latest tranche of Epstein records and emails made available by the Department...

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By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 02.10.2026

Touchy issues involving accusations that California’s $12 billion gene and stem cell research agency is pushing aside “good science” in...