Today, DNA is central to modern biology, but scarcely a century ago biologists were debating whether or not genes actually...
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By Jallicia A. Jolly, Sydney Curtis and Nicole Sessions, Ms. Magazine | 10.17.2025
Pronatalism is an old idea with roots in eugenics and nationalism, that is now fashionable among far-right influencers and policymakers. They talk...
By Jay S. Kaufman, Los Angeles Review of Books | 09.27.2025
This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
By Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle | 05.02.2014
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has funded more than 1,750 published discoveries related to stem cell research...
By Diane Coleman, Not Dead Yet | 05.02.2014
Months of work came to fruition on April 25-26, 2014 at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, VA. ...
By Stephen Hawking, Stuart Russell, Max Tegmark, Frank Wilczek, The Independent | 05.01.2014
With the Hollywood blockbuster Transcendence playing in cinemas, with Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman showcasing clashing visions for the future...
By Rob Stein, NPR | 05.01.2014
Scientists reported Thursday they had figured out a way to make primitive human sperm out of skin cells, an advance...
By Twila Brase, US News & World Report | 05.01.2014
Newborn screening is practiced nationwide to detect rare conditions that may be life-threatening or require medical attention. Shortly after birth...
By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Council on Foreign Relations | 05.01.2014
For more than a century, cultural norms and traditions in India and elsewhere have favored sons over daughters—a preference based...
By New Scientist, New Scientist | 04.30.2014
"SINCE what works in sheep is likely to be possible in humans, we are suddenly propelled right past the imagined...