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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...
American regulators have allowed the cultivation and sale of two crops modified with the gene-editing technique known as...
Puerto Rico’s first Zika case was confirmed in December, and the island’s governor declared a public health emergency...
One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies has launched a massive effort to compile genome sequences and health...
Silicon Valley wants to get women pregnant.
From period apps that predict a woman’s most fertile days to...
It is precision medicine taken to the extreme: cancer-fighting vaccines that are custom designed for each patient according...
Japanese scientists have been given the go-ahead to start modifying fertilized human eggs. However, they will not be creating designer...
“Funny tensions in science.” That’s a phrase from the lips of Eric Lander, president and founding director of...
Nonie Hickle’s hair is coal-dark. Her husband, Vincent, marvels at it. He points to it and says, “No...