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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.

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

By admin Reuters | 04.13.1994
Two American scientists have applied for a European patent on "designer sperm" -- that which would allow a father to...
By Darryl Macer | 01.01.1994
How do you feel about scientists changing the genetic makeup of human cells to...
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cure...
By Time, Time | 12.01.1993

December 1993 - Time/CNN

Do you approve or disapprove of the use of genetic engineering to...
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By March of Dimes/Harris Research, March of Dimes/Harris Research | 01.01.1992
How do you feel about scientists changing the makeup of human cells to...
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Don't Know
cure a usually...
By Darryl Macer, Human Gene Therapy | 01.01.1992
Is genetic manipulation of human cells acceptable to you for any reason?
Acceptable
Unacceptable
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By US Office of Technology Assesment, 1986, US Office of Technology Assesment, 1986 | 01.01.1990

How do you feel about scientists changing the makeup of human cells to...

 

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Close-up of metallic double helix structure called “Bootstrap DNA” in Kew Gardens.
By Françoise Baylis and Alana Cattapan, Impact Ethics | 10.02.0017

With the development of CRISPR-Cas9 for genome editing, scientists can more safely and more easily insert, delete, or replace DNA. ...

By Sally Deneen, E Magazine | 04.01.2007

The Human Genetic Blueprint Has Been Drafted, Offering Both Perils and Opportunities for the Environment. The Big Question: Are We...