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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 Gabriel Borelli, Pew Research Center | 05.13.2024

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The political debate around access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) intensified this year,  following...

Image shows a pediatrician with short blond hair inspecting a baby's right ear.
By Victoria Bisset and Adela Suliman, The Washington Post | 05.09.2024

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A baby girl born with profound genetic deafness can now hear unaided after receiving a...

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By Maham Javaid, The Washington Post | 05.09.2024

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New York City is denying...

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By Ryan Cross, Endpoints News | 05.08.2024

A half-decade after a scientist’s reckless experiment with human embryos put a stop to much of China’s clinical work on...

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By Alex Philippidis, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 05.07.2024

Pfizer has paused enrollment in a Phase III trial assessing its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy candidate fordadistrogene movaparvovec...

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By Emi Nietfeld, Slate | 05.07.2024

 Amy Yin always envisioned having at least two daughters. She spent her 20s working as an engineer and founding...

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By Carl Elliott, The New York Times | 05.07.2024

Here is the way I remember it: The year is 1985, and a few medical students are gathered around an...

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By Charlotte Hu, Vox | 05.06.2024

Medicine has entered a new era in which scientists have the tools to change human genetics directly, creating the potential...