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The group behind Project 2025 wants a ‘Manhattan Project’ for more babies

By Jacob Bogage, The Washington Post | 09.03.2025

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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Disgust, Horror, and “Elimination”: Trump and RFK Jr.’s Eugenicist Autism Conference

By Julie Métraux, Mother Jones | 09.23.2025

“Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore  is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

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...

Bioethics

The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 08.06.2025

A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's...

Genetic Selection

Who decides the future of humanity? SA’s genome editing guidelines spark global concern

By Vuyile Madwantsi, Independent Online | 08.22.2025

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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Jeopardy!, Eugenics and Me

By Cynthia Greenlee, Harper's Bazaar | 09.17.2021

In 1994, when I heard my beloved game show Jeopardy! was searching for college contestants, I somehow convinced my parents...

Eugenics
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Temple researchers take another step toward curing HIV

By Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer | 09.17.2021

In 2014, Temple University researchers proved they could use state-of-the-art molecular scissors to cut out dormant HIV hiding in human...

Human Genetic Modification

Picking Embryos With Best Health Odds Sparks New DNA Debate

By Carey Goldberg, Bloomberg | 09.17.2021

Rafal Smigrodzki won’t make a big deal of it, but someday, when his toddler daughter Aurea is old enough to...

Genetic Selection
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Biology Starts to Get a Technological Makeover

By Steve Lohr, The New York Times | 09.16.2021

Photo by igemhq on Flickr

BOSTON — Two white-coated lab technicians, seated at work stations in a corner, are vastly...

Synthetic Biology
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An anti-racist action plan for studying the human genome

By Eric D. Green, The Hill | 09.16.2021

Image Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, Courtesy of NHGRI

Throughout my career as a leader in genomics, I have frequently...

U.S. Federal
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Theranos and COVID-19 Testing Are Mirror-Image Cautionary Tales

By Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic | 09.15.2021

Photo by Steve Nomax on Unsplash

Last week, prosecutors and defense attorneys made opening statements in the criminal trial of...

U.S. Federal
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U.N. official calls for moratorium on artificial intelligence tools that breach human rights

By Sammy Westfall, The Washington Post | 09.15.2021

The rapid evolution of artificial-intelligence-based technologies and their adoption by businesses and governments have outpaced efforts to hold them to...

Other Countries
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'A Queer Tax.' New Lawsuit Alleges Aetna Discriminates Against LGBTQ People Seeking Fertility Treatment

By Madeleine Carlisle, TIME | 09.14.2021

When Emma Goidel was denied coverage for her fertility treatments in September 2020, she was furious. A 31-year-old writer in...

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