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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...
Three babies, three scientists, three years in jail, and a three million yuan fine. This is the story of He...
A month ago, there were countless commentaries on the one-year anniversary of the news that Chinese researcher He Jiankui had...
Professionals and the public in China first learned of the jail sentence of He Jiankui from the report of Xinhua...
Gene-editing technologies have huge potential to alleviate human suffering. But, like all very powerful technologies, they also carry enormous risks...
On Monday, a court in Shenzhen sentenced He Jiankui—the scientist who performed CRISPR gene-editing on twin human embryos—to three years...
A Chinese scientist who shocked the medical community last year when he said he had illegally created the world's first...
A court in China on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the researcher who shocked the global scientific community when he claimed...
The potential for egg freezing to allow women to pause their biological clocks is one of the most astonishing developments...