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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...
Researchers have demonstrated they can efficiently improve the DNA of human embryos.
The first known attempt at creating genetically modified...
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing industry has been around for just over a decade. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Coerced sterilizations are a shade away from eugenics.
Last Thursday, Tennessee judge Sam Benningfield was suddenly inundated with accusations of...
Helix will sequence your genes for $80 and lure app developers to sell you access to different parts of it
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Hundreds of black men were tricked into volunteering as human guinea pigs. For 40 years, no one stepped in to...
Bringing genetics into medicine leads to more accuracy, better diagnosis and personalised treatment – but not for all. Carrie Arnold meets
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"This structure has novel features, which are of considerable biological interest." It was perhaps the greatest understatement of all time...
The premise behind Yes or No Genomics is simple: Genetic disease is typically caused by a variation in at least...