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During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious public health project. “Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes...

This is the 15th 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. You can read the first part here. The series...

Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes.

"These are saliva...

"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...

By Melanie Warner, Fortune | 04.29.2002

John Sperling was in his office in Phoenix when he got the call. His longtime friend Lou Hawthorne was phoning...

By admin BBC News | 04.26.2002

The condemnation of eugenics went too far and it needs reassessment, a leading scientist is arguing.

Eugenics is the science...

By Richard Hayes, Baltimore Sun | 04.23.2002

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on human cloning within the next few weeks. Unfortunately, a polarized political climate...

By Gallup, Gallup | 04.22.2002

Would you favor or oppose a law that would prohibit the cloning of human beings [or are you unsure]?

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By Ralph Brave, The Nation | 04.22.2002

There are those opposed to the use of cloning technology to create human embryos for stem-cell research whose concerns emanate...

By admin The Dallas Morning News | 04.22.2002
President Bush is pressing Congress to ban human cloning. Last year, the House voted to ban such cloning. The Senate...
By Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research | 04.18.2002

 
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By Richard Hayes, San Francisco Chronicle | 04.17.2002

HUMAN CLONING will soon be voted on by the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, a polarized political climate and lack of political...