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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...
Nothing like this has happened in human history. A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in...
Gene therapy is showing promise for treating one of the most common genetic disorders.
Results of a study published Wednesday...
As the genomics revolution finally turns its attention to Africa and northern researchers flock there to collect data, scientists from...
Arizona has become the first state in the country to pass a law that would allow frozen embryos to be...
Rosie Zaballos liked to host playtime tea parties and was sweet to everyone she met. But her older brother worried...
If sci-fi writers of the past somehow visited us today, they might wonder: where are all the clones?
As recently...
Mouse brains make nice homes for human brain organoids, researchers report today (April 16) in Nature Biotechnology.
Brain organoids...
My wife’s ultrasound turned up something abnormal in the baby’s heart — an otherwise innocuous feature that correlates with genetic...