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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 Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 01.13.2025

Lisa Holligan already had two children when she decided to try for another baby. Her first two pregnancies had come...

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By Melissa Dahl, Slate | 01.13.2025

Mia used to say she’d never do in vitro fertilization. It’s a detail that feels significant now, looking back on...

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By Tatiana Giovannucci, PET | 01.13.2025

Ten pregnant women and three others with their babies were repatriated to the Philippines after being pardoned by the Royal...

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By Emily Tucker, Truthout | 01.07.2025

As Donald Trump’s return to the White House looms, dismantling the most dangerous weapons in the arsenal of executive power...

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By Julia Métraux, Mother Jones | 01.02.2025

A new book, Predatory Data, by Anita Say Chan, takes on the
throughline from the rise of 20th-century eugenics to Silicon
...

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By Jules Adam, Labiotech | 12.18.2024

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the biotech industry seems boundless. Its combination with CRISPR could be the one...