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Eugenics is widely regarded as a debunked pseudoscience—developed and promoted mostly in Nazi Germany—that fell off the political radar after the horrors of the Holocaust were revealed. In fact, twentieth century eugenics represented the mainstream science of its day and...

Vitaly Kushnir’s fertility clinic offers to screen an embryo to predict a baby’s sex, but the service can lead to ethically murky territory, like when a couple wanted it so their first child could be a boy.

But the couple...

In 1923, Boston City Hospital chose Dr. William Mayo, already famous for the work of his Minnesota clinic, to speak...

Some geneticists have expressed their unease about a figure in a high-profile Nature paper that was published earlier this week...

CRISPR gene editing visual
By Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, The Scientist | 03.15.2024

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

Humans are never...

Crispr
By Hannah Thomasy, The Scientist | 03.15.2024

Today, Massachusetts Institute of Technology biologist Kevin Esvelt is well known for his work on guided evolution technologies—creating systems for ...

Crispr
By Nick Paul Taylor, BioSpace | 03.14.2024

A U.K. watchdog balked at the cost-effectiveness of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ CRISPR-based sickle cell disease therapy Thursday, recommending against funding...

Sickle Cell
By Nada Hassanein, New Jersey Monitor | 03.14.2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year approved two breakthrough gene therapies for sickle cell disease patients. Now...

sickle cell fertility on scales
By Gerry Smith, Bloomberg | 03.12.2024

When Celenise Mahmood first learned about two new gene therapies that could cure sickle cell disease, she felt a wave...

Farm
By Matt Novak, Gizmodo | 03.12.2024

An 80-year-old man in Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony wildlife crimes involving his plan to let paying customers...

egg freezing
By Anna Collinson, Maryam Ahmed and Bella McShane, BBC | 03.12.2024

Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby, a...

Artificial Intelligence graphic
By Billy Perrigo, TIME | 03.11.2024

The U.S. government must move “quickly and decisively” to avert substantial national security risks stemming from artificial intelligence (AI) which...