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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
| Hannah CornishGergo Varga
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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Why gene editing can never eliminate disability
| Jaipreet Virdi
In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.
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Busting myths about turkey-baster babies
| Christine RoSteven Pocock
The popular idea of sex-free, turkey-baster-led conception has been around since the 1970s. Christine Ro goes beyond the utensils drawer to find out if it’s ever really happened.
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Intelligence testing, race and eugenics
| Nazlin BhimaniGergo Varga
Specious ideas and assumptions about intelligence that were born during the great flourishing of eugenics well over 100 years ago still inform the British education system today, as Nazlin Bhimani reveals.