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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 Ralph Brave, The Nation | 12.10.2001

The telephone rings, and it's Mercy Viana, a press officer at the White House, responding to a query about President...

By Ipsos-Reid, Ipsos-Reid | 11.29.2001

If you had to choose, which comes closest to your preference:

 
A complete ban on all research into human...
By CNN/USA Today/Gallup, CNN/USA Today/Gallup | 11.26.2001
 
Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Do you approve or disapprove of cloning that is designed specifically to result in the...
By Carl Pope, Executive Director, The Sierra Club | 11.09.2001
It has been twenty five years since I addressed an audience on the topic of abortion rights. The last time...
By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 09.28.2001

In a letter that has stunned many leading fertility specialists, the acting head of their professional society's ethics committee says...

By George J. Annas | 09.03.2001

I greatly appreciate the opportunity to speak to you on the topic of "Genism, Racism, and the Prospect of Genetic...

By Viginia Commonwealth University, Viginia Commonwealth University | 08.23.2001

How much do you favor or oppose...

 

  Strongly Favor Somewhat Favor Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose Don’t Know No...
By Antonio Regelado and Meera Louis, The Wall Street Journal | 08.20.2001

As the science of cloning and embryonic stem cells advances at a breathtaking pace, universities and companies are seeking sweeping...