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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...
The birth of the the first child after a mitochondrial replacement technique has raised questions about the legality of such...
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The European Patent Office will grant patent rights over the use of CRISPR in
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You’ve quite possibly heard of the Human Genome Project, the massive international science research project dedicated to sequencing the human...
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — After years of longing and a mountain of expense, Michael Theologos became a father in December, when...
You can’t tell by looking at me, but I’m a genetic mutant. My mother is, too, as were my aunt...
If you think the government wouldn’t target you as a suspect because of who is in your family, you might...
As biological research races forward, ethical quandaries are piling up. In a report published Tuesday in the journal eLife, researchers...
The story began, like so many in biotechnology, with an upbeat press release: Up to 100 patients with a...