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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 treatment now pending approval in Europe will be the first commercial gene therapy to provide an outright cure for...
The most expensive drug in history is a money loser that’s not reaching patients. In fact, it’s only been...
An exploration of the ethics around CRISPR’s gene-snipping technology yields new insights on how to harness biotechnology that’s powerful enough to alter humanity.
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At what point should a scientist stop doing experiments on a human embryo in a Petri dish?
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It’s easy to obey a rule when you don’t have the means to break it. For decades, many...
When it was revealed that Google’s London-based company DeepMind would be able to access the NHS records of...
Two weeks ago, the Louisiana House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure advanced House Bill 1102. The bill...
This week, scientists will gather in Washington, D.C., for an annual meeting devoted to gene therapy—a long-struggling...