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Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...
This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
FOR DECADES, SCIENTISTS have been tinkering with genes—cutting and pasting bits of DNA into organisms like plants, bacteria, and mice...
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco took office in 2011 with a bold plan: to create a cutting-edge intelligence program that...
In 2018, Jiankui He (pictured) announced that he had edited genes in embryos to create two baby girls.
Gene editing...
Powerful genome editing procedures that could prevent parents from passing on heritable diseases to their children are far from ready...
"People across the country have made it clear that they don’t want to eat genetically engineered salmon, and food retailers...
HONG KONG — Borrowing from mainland China's pandemic playbook, Hong Kong officials began a drive Tuesday to mass-test residents...
In the past few weeks, public-health experts were rightfully outraged at moves by the US Centers for Disease Control and...
SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced today that his measure, Senate Bill 980 (SB 980) passed the California...