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The conservative group behind the Project 2025 governing playbook for President Donald Trump’s second term is set to propose sweeping revisions to U.S. economic policy meant to encourage married heterosexual couples to have more children.

The Heritage Foundation, a right-wing...

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On Monday, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference on their attempts to divine the causes of autism—much...

A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's...

Imagine this: a future where parents could choose their baby’s eye colour, height or even intelligence.

Sounds like science fiction...

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By Angus Liu, Fierce Pharma | 02.21.2025

Pfizer is pulling further away from the gene therapy field with its decision to discontinue hemophilia product Beqvez.

The New...

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By Angelica Peebles, CNBC | 02.21.2025

Bluebird Bio will sell itself to private equity firms Carlyle and SK Capital for about $30 million, the company said...

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By Smriti Mallapaty, Nature | 02.20.2025

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for...

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By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 02.19.2025

California scientists took what looked like an $800 million hit last week in their efforts to develop revolutionary treatments and...

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By Ryan Cross, Endpoints News | 02.19.2025

On a sunny September day in 2023, scientists at CRISPR Therapeutics invited me to peer through their microscopes. Through the...

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By Ewan Bolton, The Telegraph | 02.18.2025

Just last week, in the Miyagi prefecture of Japan, the local governor met victims of an official eugenics policy to...