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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...
As I reported earlier, 23andMe today announced its intention to pursue pharmaceutical R&D, in addition to its...
It is thought that studies involving the use of genome-editing tools to modify the DNA of human embryos...
Amid rumours that precision gene-editing techniques have been used to modify the DNA of human embryos, researchers have...
23andMe Inc., the personal genetics company, has sold enough DNA spit kits to accumulate genetic information on 850,000...
You’re not completely human, at least when it comes to the genetic material inside your cells. You—and everyone...
WHAT’S THE point of spending millions of dollars on a crime lab if people don’t trust its findings and won’t...
A procedure newly approved in Britain allows babies to be conceived with DNA from three parents — a...
Every dystopian sci-fi film we’ve ever seen is suddenly converging into this present moment in a dangerous trifecta...