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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...

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

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By Joseph Goldstein, The New York Times | 08.12.2022

The Mount Sinai Health System began an effort this week to build a vast database of patient genetic information that...

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By Kelsey Piper , Vox | 08.10.2022

There are teams of researchers in academia and at major AI labs these days working on the problem of AI...

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By Prabir Purkayastha, LA Progressive | 08.10.2022

In July, the world celebrated 200 years since the birth of Gregor Mendel, who is widely accepted as the “father...

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By Remy Tumin, The New York Times | 08.09.2022

More than 175 years after his death, a man named John Voorhees may finally have a proper burial.

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By Kate Aubusson, The Age | 08.07.2022

Under the current system, if a woman hasn’t used her stored eggs after 10 years she has the option of...

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By Joaquín M. Lara Midkiff, Truthout | 08.07.2022

The repudiation of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey awakens fears around the repercussions of...

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By Robert Reich , LA Progressive | 08.07.2022

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This week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed a crowd of thousands of American...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 08.04.2022

In a search for novel forms of longevity medicine, a biotech company based in Israel says it intends to create...