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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...

Various species of rice
By Michael Marshall, Nature | 01.09.2024

Part of the image collection of the 
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

In the space of just a few years...

Image of selected and unselected DNA
By Abby Amoakuh, Screenshot | 01.08.2024

Forced sterilisation is a highly controversial practice that has been banned under multiple international treaties because it not only undermines...

Image of scissors cutting DNA
By Jennifer Doudna, Wired | 01.08.2024

At the end of 2023, we witnessed an important moment in the history of medicine: For the first time, the...

Poster calling for news about Charles Lindbergh’s baby
By Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle | 01.02.2024

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It’s been 91 years since celebrity aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby was kidnapped, a crime that plunged...

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By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 12.30.2023

Scientists are calling for a review of the 14-day rule on embryo research, saying that extending the limit could help...

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By David Berreby, The New York Times | 12.28.2023

Last spring, when Karim Lakhani began testing how ChatGPT affected the work of elite business consultants, he thought they’d be...

graphic of scissors cutting two strands of DNA
By Malak Saleh, Engadget [Cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 12.20.2023

2023 was an important year for patients with sickle cell diseasePrior to CRISPR, the only cure for...

soap bubble
By Cory Doctorow, Locus | 12.18.2023

Of course AI is a bubble. It has all the hallmarks of a classic tech bubble. Pick up a rental...