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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...
“I was in excruciating pain, I was bloated and felt really sick. The doctor had said I’d be able to...
It’s been over three years since US regulators greenlit the nation’s first in-human test of Crispr’s disease-fighting potential, more than...
The president of FamilyTreeDNA, one of the country’s largest at-home genetic testing companies, has apologized to its users for failing...
Heritable Human Genome Editing: Nearing a Critical Juncture
The impending decision about whether to develop and use heritable human genome...
Joanna had just turned 62 when she noticed that she couldn’t stand very long before her right leg would hurt...
It’s tempting to see genes everywhere, lurking in every shadow. For geneticists trying to understand a disease, or Bret Stephens...
What if the United States government took the DNA of vast numbers of Americans for use without their consent? The...
23andMe, the popular DNA testing company, is laying off about 100 employees or 14 percent of its workforce as consumer...