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Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located...

This is the 17th 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...

THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conser­vatory-trained viola...

This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

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By Ali Breland, The Atlantic | 08.20.2024

“Joining us now is Steve Sailer, who I find to be incredibly interesting, and one of the most talented noticers...

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By Julia Brown, The Conversation | 08.16.2024

With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized to think through the societal...

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By Jacob M. Apel, The Baltimore Sun | 08.16.2024

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Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, the Republican...

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By Neha Kondaveeti, The Austin Chronicle | 08.16.2024

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“They’re poisoning the...

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By Alison Motluk, Broadview | 08.15.2024

Canada has been slow to end anonymous paternity, but cheap and easy genetic testing makes staying unknown all but impossible. ...

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By Sydney Lupkin and Asma Khalid, NPR | 08.15.2024

The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government and pharmaceutical companies: new, lower Medicare prices...

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By Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times | 08.14.2024

Republicans may be backing away from abortion, but these activists have a strategy, with or without Trump.

The pivot seems...

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By Aseel Mousa and Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian | 08.13.2024

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Airstrikes have killed children born from IVF, while shelling of fertility clinic’s lab...