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The conservative group behind the Project 2025 governing playbook for President Donald Trump’s second term is set to propose sweeping revisions to U.S. economic policy meant to encourage married heterosexual couples to have more children.

The Heritage Foundation, a right-wing...

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On Monday, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference on their attempts to divine the causes of autism—much...

A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's...

Imagine this: a future where parents could choose their baby’s eye colour, height or even intelligence.

Sounds like science fiction...

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By Ellen Trachman, Above The Law | 01.25.2023

On January 23, Reps. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.), Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), Julia Letlow (R-La.), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) introduced the Protecting...

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By Brady Huggett, Spectrum News | 01.25.2023

In April of 2021, Emilie Wigdor finished up a paper titled “The female protective effect against autism spectrum disorder” and...

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By American Society of Human Genetics Board of Directors, American Society of Human Genetics | 01.24.2023

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)—and the research community it supports—believes in the power of human genetics to advance...

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By Anja Kaspersen and Wendell Wallach, Carnegie Council | 01.24.2023

When ChatGPT was asked what advances in artificial intelligence mean for the human condition, it responded to our inquiry that...

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By Claire Robinson, GMWatch | 01.24.2023

Gene editing has captured the imagination of academics and professionals working on agricultural development in Africa. They claim the technology...

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By Sydney Trent, The Washington Post | 01.24.2023

The world’s largest and best-known group of human geneticists apologized Tuesday for the role some of its early leaders played...

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By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Science | 01.24.2023

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) apologized today for the participation of some of its early leaders in the...