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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...

a magnifying glass shows a strand of DNA in front of a background of multicolored squares
By David K. Johnson, The Great Courses Daily [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 09.19.2021

The film Gattaca is set in a world in which gene manipulation is common. When parents decide to have children...

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...

HIV and AIDS spelled in block letters
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...

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...

Speaker standing in front of crowd with Gingko Bioworks logo projected behind her
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...

A face collaged from several faces w/ different features, skin tones, with representations of genetic data superimposed on a teal background with NIH/NHGRI logos logo
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...

two white cartridges for covid antigen testing
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...

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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...