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This is the 10th 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. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

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By Dana Goldstein, The New York Times | 09.26.2022

The American history curriculum — if you can even call it that — is a slippery thing. Unlike many other...

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By Olivier J. Wouters, PhD; Lucas A. Berenbrok, PharmD, MS; Meiqi He, MS; et al, JAMA Network Open | 09.26.2022

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IMPORTANCE: Drug companies frequently claim that high prices are needed to recoup spending on research and development. If high...

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By Jedidiah Carlson, Science for the People | 09.26.2022

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There has been no shortage of controversies surrounding citation practices in research, and in May 2022, the scientific community...

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By Alison Motluk, The Globe and Mail | 09.23.2022

Earlier this year, I sat on a panel in a university seminar. Toward the end of the session, the subject...

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By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 09.23.2022

Claire Evans decided to freeze her eggs six years ago, when she was 36. She had just broken up with...

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By Ellen Trachman, Above The Law | 09.21.2022

On August 22, 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed AB-2495, which codifies certain embryo donation protocols into state...

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By Max Kozlov, Nature | 09.21.2022

“She has her mother’s eyes,” begins the advertisement, “but will she also inherit her breast cancer diagnosis?” The smooth voice...

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By Staff, Gen-ethisches Netzwerk e.V. | 09.12.2022

Statement on the objectives and use of genetic data in the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) of DIW Berlin (German Institute for...