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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...
For several years, scientists have experimented on human embryos with a powerful genome editing tool called CRISPR to see if...
Precise "chemical surgery" has been performed on human embryos to remove disease in a world first, Chinese researchers have told...
Health Canada recently sought public input into new regulations for the use of assisted human reproduction. The consultation process covered...
Editing the human genome has huge potential for improving health — for those who can afford it
Debojyoti Chakraborty smiles at me from...
Have you heard? Someday we will live in a perfect society ruled by an omnipotent artificial intelligence, provably and utterly...
The city is ramping up its efforts to collect genetic material. But the absence of oversight alarms forensic and legal...
If you’ve ever watched a prime-time crime drama like CSI, you know that DNA evidence is often the linchpin that...
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND—Add your name to a waitlist for a kidney transplant in the United States today, and you’ll join...