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This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

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By Alice Margaria and Florina Markwalder, BioNews | 02.10.2025

On 30 January 2025, the Swiss Federal Council announced plans for a comprehensive reform of the Reproductive Medicine Act (RMA)...

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By Tina Stevens and Stuart A. Newman, A Bigger Conversation | 02.06.2025

Photo by Wonderlane on Unsplash

In June 1971, Robert Pollack, a young researcher at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, phoned...

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By Anne Branigin, The Washington Post [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 02.04.2025

Photo by TeggorMindFish via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under
the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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By Chantal Bittner, Bill of Health | 02.04.2025

One of the central topics of the election campaign was undoubtedly abortion—a key issue in the fight for reproductive justice...

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By Julie Steenhuysen and Nancy Lapid, Reuters | 02.03.2025

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking to withdraw all papers...

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By Patrick Foong, BioNews | 02.03.2025

Following a lengthy litigation, the co-founders of the Stem Cell Institute of America and related companies have been prohibited from...

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By J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Science | 01.30.2025

In February 1975, leading molecular biologists gathered at the Asilomar conference center on the California coast to evaluate risks of...

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By Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic | 01.27.2025

After my 20th shot of hormones, I texted my boyfriend, only half kidding, “I’m dying.” We had decided to freeze...