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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...
A new wine delivery service called Vinome is promising to deliver “the ultimate personalized wine experience” — customized to your DNA...
Genetics startup 23andMe has let go of a team of scientists and a top executive as it has stopped pursuing
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In the tortuous mythology of the AIDS epidemic, one legend never seems to die: Patient Zero, a.k.a. Gaétan Dugas, a...
In 1894, science fiction writer, journalist and eugenics proponent H.G. Wells, writing in Nature magazine, called on scientists to “popularize”...
“If I had the choice between a transplant of a synthetic trachea and the firing squad I’d choose the last...
He roamed the streets of Sacramento for six years, raping women as they walked to work or headed home from parties in the...
Science hasn't been able to reliably sort through the biological and environmental variables that distinguish what makes a person unique
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This October, the White House opened its doors to a few thousand people for South by South Lawn, a daylong...