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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 Taylor Lambert, CBC | 10.07.2022

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Sporting short-cropped hair and a neutral expression, the man in the picture stares straight ahead.

He's 25, but could...

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By Ximena Conde, The Philadelphia Inquirer | 10.06.2022

The City of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical experiments a University of Pennsylvania faculty member of 50...

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By Emily Mullin, Wired | 10.05.2022

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In July, an HIV-positive man became the first volunteer in a clinical trial aimed at using Crispr gene editing to...

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By Ellen Trachman, Above the Law | 10.05.2022

In the world of surrogacy and modern family-building options, Michigan has been notorious for having the worst laws in the country...

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By Cameron Graham, Podcast or Perish | 10.03.2022

Prof. Françoise Baylis is a renowned bioethicist and recipient of this year’s Killam Prize in the humanities. Her work on...

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By Debbie Kitcher-Jones, BioNews | 10.03.2022

On 23 September the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published findings from its review of consumer law compliance in the...

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By Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson, GMWatch | 10.02.2022

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As governments around the world are lobbied by industry with claims gene editing can deliver rapid...

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By Grace Wade, New Scientist | 09.29.2022

Genetic tests that predict the efficacy of certain cancer treatments aren’t as effective for people of African or Asian ancestry...