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This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

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By Phil Galewitz, NPR | 01.20.2026

Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting friends...

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By Evelina Johansson Wilén, Jacobin | 01.18.2026

In her book The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson describes pregnancy as an experience marked by a peculiar duality. On the...

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By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience | 01.15.2026

Genetic variants believed to cause blindness in nearly everyone who carries them actually lead to vision loss less than 30%...

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By Paula Siverino Bavio, BioNews | 01.12.2026

For more than ten years, gestational surrogacy in Uruguay existed in a state of legal latency: provided for by law...

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By George Janes, BioNews | 01.12.2026

A heart attack patient has become the first person to be treated in a clinical trial of an experimental gene...

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By Andrew Gregory, The Guardian | 01.11.2026

Google has removed some of its artificial intelligence health summaries after a Guardian investigation found people were being put at...

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By Nick Paul Taylor, Fierce Biotech | 01.09.2026

Menlo Ventures has made a $16 million bet that the “baby KJ” custom CRISPR therapy success story is...

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By Danny Finley, Bill of Health | 01.08.2026

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a unique funding structure among federal scientific and health agencies. The

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