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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 Shruti Rajkumar , NPR | 06.25.2022

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In 2008, around eight weeks into her second pregnancy, Robin Wilson-Beattie began experiencing hyperemesis...

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By Whitney Arey, Ph.D et al.,, The New England Journal of Medicine | 06.22.2022

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When the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...

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By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 06.22.2022

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In October 2019, Jordan Janz became the first person in the world to receive an...

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By Ian Sample , The Guardian | 06.22.2022

More than half the UK backs the idea of rewriting the DNA of human embryos to prevent severe or life-threatening...

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By Adam Rutherford, The Guardian | 06.19.2022

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It’s a quirk of history that the foundations of modern biology – and as...

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By Alison Motluk , The Globe and Mail | 06.18.2022

As you drop your dad’s card into the mailbox, or dial him for a quick chat, or arrange a little...

CRISPR vial
By Michael Le Page, New Scientist | 06.16.2022

CRISPR gene-editing trials for treating sickle cell disease and beta thalassaemia are being extended to include children aged under 12...

Surgical tools
By Gretchen Vogel , Science | 06.16.2022

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A surgeon who just a decade ago was celebrated around the globe as a...