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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 Pete Shanks, Huffington Post | 10.28.2013
Dominic Cummings, a senior adviser to the UK Secretary of State for Education, recently provoked a flurry of complaints by...
By Diane Rehm, The Diane Rehm Show | 10.28.2013
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When the human genome was mapped a decade ago, the ability to uncover...
By Ferris Jabr, Scientific American | 10.28.2013
Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Marie and Antonio Freeman step into a doctor’s office to design their next child.
“Your...
By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 10.27.2013
In today's world, brimful as it is with opinion and falsehoods masquerading as facts, you'd think the one place you...
By Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian | 10.27.2013
A ripe round of brie sits next to a block of farmhouse cheddar, emitting a pungent aroma not dissimilar to...
By David Dobbs, Slate | 10.27.2013
If you want a look at a high-profile field dealing with a lot of humbling snags, peer into #ASHG2013...
By Ed Yong, The Scientist | 10.25.2013
In September 2012, a team of Australian scientists claimed to have developed a genetic test that predicts a person’s risk...
By Daniel Martin, The Daily Mail | 10.24.2013
The Chief Medical Officer is to write to all GPs to make it plain that abortions carried out solely on...