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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 Jason Liebowitz, The New Yorker | 03.06.2026

When Talaya Reid was in high school, in a quiet suburb of Philadelphia, she developed fatigue so severe that she...

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By Tania Fabo, Truthout | 02.28.2026

The reproductive tech company Orchid recently launched a genetic test that promises a whole genome sequencing report for embryos. It...

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By Michael Levenson, The New York Times | 02.27.2026

The pharmaceutical giant Novartis has reached a settlement with the family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were...

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By Brittany Luse, Corey Antonio Rose, Neena Pathak, NPR | 02.27.2026

Who gets to be "hot" in America? And, at what cost?

Some young men are pushing beauty boundaries with guidance...

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By Émile P. Torres, Truthdig | 02.26.2026

It’s well known that Jeffrey Epstein was a super-wealthy pedophile with an extraordinary network of powerful friends: tech billionaires, politicians...

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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...