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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 María Luisa Paúl, The Washington Post | 08.03.2022

Under Georgia law, fetuses now have “full legal recognition” as living people. That means their parents can claim them as...

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By Daniel F. Silva, The Washington Post | 08.01.2022

This month, a Bloomberg headline labeled the popular Brazilian butt lift (BBL) “one of the deadliest cosmetic surgeries,” echoing similar...

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By Alexis Heng, The Sun Daily | 07.30.2022

Genetic testing has recently been a buzz in Malaysia, with reports of new coronavirus strains being identified through genomic sequencing...

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By Yuting Zhu and Jonathan D. Moreno, The Hastings Center | 07.28.2022

In early April, He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who used gene-editing technology on human embryos born in 2018, was released...

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By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 07.28.2022

When a high school athlete dies from a heart attack or a young woman needs a heart transplant, it is...

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By Megan Molteni, Stat | 07.28.2022

In a little-noticed study published earlier this year, scientists from Oregon Health & Science University reported the birth of three...

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By David Jensen, The California Stem Cell Report | 07.27.2022

A child saved by the therapy; photo by CIRM

“Jakob is 2 years old. He has a deadly disease. But...

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By Allen G. Breed, Associated Press | 07.25.2022

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — Jean Heller was toiling away on the floor of the Miami Beach Convention Center when an...