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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 Sophie Zadeh, PET | 09.02.2024

Dr Sophie Zadeh presents an overview of the Young Adults Study which has garnered the views of donor conceived young...

Egg Donation
By Pandora Dewan, Newsweek | 09.02.2024

Egg donation offers thousands of U.S. couples the opportunity to start a family, enabling them to carry a child when...

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By Hannah Flynn, PET | 09.02.2024

"Donald Trump Signs The Pledge 11" by Michael Vadon licensed under CC by SA 4.0

Donald Trump has...

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By Kylie Marsh and Herbert L. White , The Charlotte Post | 08.31.2024
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By Nicoletta Lanese, Live Science | 08.26.2024

Since CRISPR was first conceived as a gene-editing tool in 2012, scientists have seen its awesome potential.

It promises to...

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By Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Live Science | 08.26.2024

The gene-editing tool CRISPR enabled a groundbreaking new treatment for sickle-cell disease, and in the future, scientists anticipate that...

Osagie K. Obasogie
By Gwyneth Shaw, Berkeley Law | 08.23.2024

In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks to Professor Osagie K. Obasogie, a professor of law and bioethics and...

a graphic of a masked doctor opting for one gene over another
By Emily R. Klancher Merchant, Los Angeles Review of Books | 08.22.2024

IN THE Operation Varsity Blues scandal of 2019, 50 wealthy parents were charged with trying to get their children into...