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These days, it’s a rare scientist who would admit to working in eugenics.

The word conjures historical horrors: mass sterilization of people judged unfit to reproduce, state anti-miscegenation laws, and Germany’s justification for the...

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The Biopolitical Times reported this month that the California stem cell and gene therapy program “seems to be in serious trouble.”

 “On first glance, it may look impressive, with over a thousand patients...

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Buried in a family...

Historically, the disability and reproductive rights movements have operated separately, “just ignoring each other,” as one advocate put it, as...

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By Parmy Olson, Bloomberg Opinion | 07.12.2024

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Peter Thiel’s Enhanced Games promise to be...

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By Beth Duff-Brown, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research | 07.12.2024

The debate over in vitro fertilization (IVF) has become a hot-button policy and political issue, despite the medical procedure to...

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By Eva Roytburg, Fortune | 07.11.2024

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Elon Musk has devoted hundreds...

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By Julianna LeMieux, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 07.10.2024

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Microbiome research has faced a hurdle from the...

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By Katherine Bourzac, Nature | 07.10.2024

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Researchers analysed thousands of laboratory-made plasmids and discovered that nearly half...

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By Staff, Japan Times | 07.10.2024

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How did Japanese society, which was supposed to have transformed into a democracy after...

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By Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News | 07.09.2024

A Netflix docuseries has put a spotlight on the unregulated world of sperm donation, particularly the lack of stopgap measures...

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By Rachel Clayton, ABC News | 07.08.2024

In her early 30s, Michelle Galea wasn't convinced motherhood was for her.

"I didn't know if I wanted a child...