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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 Ken Dilanian, NBC News | 01.25.2024

"BGI Group HQ" by Scotted400 is licensed under CC by SA 4.0 

Bipartisan legislation was introduced in...

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By Laura Ungar, Time | 01.25.2024

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Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear.

A small...

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By Dyani Lewis, Nature | 01.24.2024

Yves Moreau thought something was amiss when he came across a genetics paper about Tibetans in China. In the 2022...

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By Lizzie Wade, Science | 01.23.2024

For nearly 2 centuries, the skulls of 20 Black people who died in Philadelphia have formed part of the Morton...

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By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 01.23.2024

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Aissam Dam, an 11-year-old boy, grew up in a world of profound silence. He...

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By Dhruv Mehrorta, Wired | 01.22.2024

In 2017, detectives working a cold case at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department got an idea, one...

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By Emily Mullin, Wired | 01.18.2024

Surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania announced today that they successfully attached a genetically altered pig liver to a brain-dead...

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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN | 01.18.2024

Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting access to infertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization, amid growing concern...