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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 Nicolle Strand, The Blog of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues | 10.23.2013
Last month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a draft version of its new genomic data sharing policy...
By Bernadette Tansey, Xconomy | 10.22.2013
UC Davis professor Paul Knoepfler’s new book about stem cells may never break into the New York Times best-seller ranks...
By Rachel Adams, The Huffington Post | 10.21.2013
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a time to recognize the accomplishments of people with Down syndrome and advocate...
By Carl Zimmer, Slate | 10.21.2013
In June 2007, James Watson, a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, went to Houston to pick up his genome...
By Kirsty Needham, The Sydney Morning Herald | 10.20.2013
Children of anonymous sperm donors should be allowed access to genetic information such as health history, height and eye colour...
By Christy Choi, South China Morning Post | 10.20.2013
Health chiefs are set to slap an advertising ban on Hong Kong businesses that offer medical tourism packages for the...
By Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 10.20.2013
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Vanilla, saffron, patchouli. For centuries, spices and flavorings like these have come from exotic plants growing in...
By The Economist, The Economist | 10.19.2013
A SIMPLE idea underpins science: “trust, but verify”. Results should always be subject to challenge from experiment. That simple but...