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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...
Just two years ago, GEDmatch was still an obscure genealogy website, known only to a million or so hobbyist DNA...
California’s stem cell program, created by voters in 2004, has made great strides in advancing what’s known as regenerative medicine...
Biology textbooks used in American high schools do not go near the sensitive question of whether genetics can explain why...
Pig-primate chimeras have been born live for the first time but died within a week. The two piglets, created by...
Would you pay $1 million and fly to South America for a chance to live longer?
Libella Gene Therapeutics, a...
Should CRISPR be used to alter the genes and traits of future children and generations? Dozens of nations have considered this...
He Jiankui’s manuscript shows how he ignored ethical and scientific norms in creating the gene-edited twins Lulu and Nana.
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In a dusty city in the Xinjiang region on China’s western frontier, the authorities are testing the rules of science...



