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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 Kylie Robison, Wired | 06.11.2025

In a $30 million mansion perched on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI researchers, philosophers...

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By Staff, The Associated Press | 06.10.2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 06.05.2025

Brian Armstrong, the billionaire CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, says he’s ready to fund a US startup focused on...

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By Isabel van Brugen, Newsweek | 06.05.2025

A U.S.-based biotech company has unveiled a new in vitro fertilization (IVF) option that allows parents to select embryos based...

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By Christina Jewett, The New York Times | 06.05.2025

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently declared that he wanted to expand access to experimental therapies but conceded that...

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By Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD, Inside Precision Medicine | 06.03.2025

On Tuesday, 307 days after he was first admitted to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), KJ Muldoon went home after...

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By Sheera Frenkel and Aaron Krolik, The New York Times | 05.30.2025

In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising...