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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 Karen Fischer, BioSpace | 06.12.2024

When Orchard Therapeutics announced the $4.25 million price tag in March for its newly approved rare disease gene therapy Lenmeldy...

Blue background with a hospital bag hanging from a metal stand in front of it.
By Claire Booth, The Conversation | 06.12.2024

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Individually, rare diseases are rare, but there are so many rare diseases that over ...

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By Sarah Gantz, The Philadelphia Inquirer | 06.10.2024

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Penn Medicine’s patients of color are far less likely than white patients to...

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By Alison Snyder, Axios | 06.06.2024

Gene editing's next chapter will be focused on tackling cancers and more common diseases, uncovering new details about aging...

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By Marc Zimmer, The Conversation | 06.06.2024

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During her chemistry Nobel Prize lecture in 2018, Frances Arnold said, “Today...

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By Natalie Krebs, NPR | 06.04.2024

For seven years, Jacqueline Brock endured grueling fertility treatments – and all of the emotion that came with them.

“I...

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By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times | 06.04.2024

Peter Diamandis, a week away from turning 63, bounds out of a Starbucks on a recent morning with a cup...

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By Miri (Margaret) Raven, Alana Gall, Bibi Barba, and Daniel Robinson, The Conversation | 06.02.2024

Image by Ahmet Kurt from Unsplash

Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World...