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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 Sam Schechner, Daria Matviichuk, and Thomas Grove, The Wall Street Journal | 12.22.2025

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Attractive women started showing up in...

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By Sarah A. Topol, The New York Times Magazine | 12.14.2025

The women in House 3 rarely had a chance to speak to the women in House 5, but when they...

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By Katherine Long, Ben Foldy, and Lingling Wei, The Wall Street Journal | 12.13.2025

Inside a closed Los Angeles courtroom, something wasn’t right. 

Clerks working for family court Judge Amy Pellman were reviewing routine...

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By David Jensen, The California Stem Cell Report | 12.11.2025

California’s stem cell and gene therapy agency today approved spending $207 million more on training and education, sidestepping the possibility...

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By Tina Stevens, CounterPunch | 12.11.2025

Silicon Valley and other high tech billionaires are investing millions in start-ups dedicated to creating genetically engineered (GE) babies, according...

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By Jonathan Matthews, GMWatch | 12.11.2025

In our first article in this series, we investigated the dark PR tactics that have accompanied Colossal Bioscience’s de-extinction disinformation ...

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By Sarah Kliff, The New York Times | 12.10.2025

Micah Nerio had known since his early 30s that he wanted to be a father, even if he did not...

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By Josie Ensor, The Times | 12.09.2025

A fertility start-up that promises to screen embryos to give would-be parents their “best baby” has come under fire for...