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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...
In late November 2018, the Chinese scientist He Jiankui ignited a media firestorm with the birth announcement of “healthy” twin...
A panel of government-appointed experts in Germany agreed unanimously that the human germline — DNA that is inherited by children...
In 2014, 23andMe tests revealed a decades-old secret in Indianapolis: A local fertility doctor named Donald Cline had secretly used...
When you submit your DNA to a personal genomics company like Ancestry or 23andme, you’re not just uncovering secrets about...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Despite prior court rulings that police can collect DNA samples from people arrested but not convicted...
At the turn of the 20th century, U.S. scientists proposed the control of reproduction to advance society based on the...
Mitochondria provide the power for our cells, and when they malfunction, it can be serious. So scientists have developed experimental...
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Marcy Darnovsky, Ph.D. , Katie Hasson, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society; and Program Director on...