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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 Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 01.26.2025
Mass-producing eggs and sperm in a laboratory in order to have a baby with yourself or three other people in...
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By Jackie Davalos, Rachel Adams-Heard, and Kendall Taggart, Bloomberg | 01.24.2025

For women in the US seeking fertility treatment or considering donating their eggs, there’s a fair amount of information they...

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By Sigal Samuel, Vox | 01.20.2025

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There’s a dominant...

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By Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic | 01.15.2025

The first time Jamie Cassidy was pregnant, the fetus had a genetic mutation so devastating that she and her husband...

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By Di Caelers, Nature | 01.14.2025

Updates to South African research ethics guidelines which recognize significant potential for treating genetic diseases through heritable human genome editing...

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By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 01.14.2025

A little-known gene editor, tested with help from a disgraced gene therapist seeking redemption, may have cured a 1-year-old boy...

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By GMWatch Staff, GMWatch | 01.14.2025

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

The planned deregulation of new GMOs (new genomic techniques, NGTs) in the EU would...