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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...
A new advanced test for Down’s syndrome to be offered to pregnant women this year raises the prospect of people...
Researchers say they have taken a step toward developing a blood test that would detect eight common cancers, possibly even...
In 1959, the British physicist and novelist C.P. Snow delivered a famously controversial lecture at Cambridge University. He described...
“I want to democratize science,” says biohacker extraordinaire Josiah Zayner.
This is certainly a worthy-sounding sentiment. And it is central...
When we talk about gene editing technology, we often talk about—but almost never deeply consider—the concept of designer babies. Consider...
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West have announced that their third child, a daughter, was born on Monday via surrogate...
In September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture gave the green light to a version of the plant Camelina sativa, an...