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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 Angus Liu, Fierce Pharma | 07.22.2025

A brief skirmish between Sarepta Therapeutics and the FDA has ended before escalating into a full-on regulatory clash, as the...

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By Ben Fidler and Ned Pagliarulo, Biopharma Dive | 07.21.2025

One month ago, a 51-year-old man treated in a clinical trial with an experimental gene therapy became dangerously sick. The...

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By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 07.18.2025

This week we heard that eight babies have been born in the UK following an experimental form of IVF that...

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By Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post | 07.17.2025

Nearly 2 million people protected their privacy by deleting their DNA from 23andMe after it declared bankruptcy in March. Now...

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By Noah Lanard, Mother Jones | 07.17.2025

Jordan Lasker, an X user who goes by the username Crémieux, recently made news by providing the New York Times with...

Perennial Monocot Stem: Amphivasal Vascular Bundle in Acorus Rhizome cross section
By Rob Stein, NPR | 07.16.2025

Scientists can protect children from being born with certain devastating genetic disorders by creating "three-parent" babies, according to the results...

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By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 07.16.2025

Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a technology that uses DNA from three people: the two...

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By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Yeganeh Torbati, The Washington Post | 07.16.2025

A group of well-heeled, 30-something women sat down to dinner last spring at a table set with pregnancy-friendly mocktails and...