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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 Karin Hammarberg, Alex Polyakov, Catherine Mills, and Karinne Ludlow, The Conversation | 10.03.2025

Reports of several cases of embryo and sperm mix-ups have put the Australian fertility industry in the spotlight for all...

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By Jessica Mouzo, El País | 10.03.2025

DNA is the molecule of life: this double-helix structure, present in every cell in the body and organized into fragments...

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By Matthew Ormseth and Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times | 10.02.2025

The father of some 22 children discovered by Arcadia police in May also owns a property in El Monte where...

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By Paige Cockburn, ABC News | 10.02.2025

On Thursday afternoon, NSW Health announced a temporary exemption to the donor limit would come into effect in mid to...

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By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Zoeann Murphy, The Washington Post | 10.01.2025

MEXICO CITY — When she walked into an IVF clinic in June, Alin Quintana knew it would be the last time she...

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By Daniel Hildebrand, The Humanist | 10.01.2025

When most people hear the word eugenics, they think of dusty history textbooks and black-and-white photographs: forced sterilizations in the...

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By Rob Stein, NPR | 09.30.2025

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are...

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By Claire Robinson, GMWatch | 09.29.2025

According to an article on BBC News, the Quadram Institute in Norwich is recruiting 76 people with low vitamin...