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A case against a moratorium on germline gene editing

  • Written by G. Owen Schaefer, Research Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
What's the best way to put the brakes on current research?Okrasyuk/Shutterstock.com

Should researchers put the brakes on genetically engineering babies? Leading scientists and ethicists recently called for a moratorium on clinical applications of germline gene editing: inheritable alterations to the DNA of embryos to improve kids’ health or...

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White nationalism, born in the USA, is now a global terror threat

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton

The recent massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand is the latest confirmation that white supremacy is a danger to democratic societies across the globe.

Despite President Donald Trump’s suggestion that white nationalist terrorism is not a major problem, recent data from the United Nations, University of...

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Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

  • Written by Jessica Owens-Young, Assistant Professor of Health Studies, American University
Families that spend more on housing may have less to spend on their health.Tero Vesalainen/shutterstock.com

New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.

The 2019 County Health Rankings, an annual collaborative report from the...

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The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University

The cruel murder of 50 people in New Zealand was another tragic reminder of how humans are capable of heartlessly killing their own kind just based on what they believe, how they worship, and what race or nationality they belong to. There is a longstanding history of the fear of “the others” turning humans into illogical ruthless...

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What is the significance of Friday prayers in Islam?

  • Written by Rose S. Aslan, Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University
Muslims praying in a Chicago mosque following the shooting in New Zealand, on Friday, March 15.AP Photo/Noreen Nasir

Following the terror attack on two New Zealand mosques last week, many Muslim communities across the world gathered as usual for their most important weekly ritual – Friday prayers.

In the past few years, Muslims have been...

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A half-century before the hashtag, artists were on the front lines of #MeToo

  • Written by Vivien G. Fryd, Professor of Art History, Vanderbilt University
The 2002 installation 'Rape Garage' displayed statistics about rape, along with first-person narratives about sexual trauma.Stefanie Bruser, Josh Edwards, Katie Grone and Lindsey Lee. Mixed media site installation at “At Home: A Kentucky Project with Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman.” 2001-2002. Courtesy the Flower Archive, housed at...

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Wastewater is an asset – it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them

  • Written by Yalin Li, Ph.D. Candidate/Research Assistant, Colorado School of Mines
Aeration tanks at the Oaks wastewater treatment plant in New Providence, Penn.Montgomery County Planning Commission, CC BY-SA

Most people think as little as possible about the wastewater that is produced daily from their showers, bathtubs, sinks, dishwashers and toilets. But with the right techniques, it can become a valuable resource.

On average,...

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Student loans and 'risk-sharing' – the problem with penalizing colleges when graduates can't pay

  • Written by Kate Padgett Walsh, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Iowa State University
Student debt has surpassed $1.5 trillion.Mira Klein from www.flickr.com

When a student borrows money from the government to go to college and then has serious trouble paying it back, should the college be on the hook to help pay back the government? That question lies at the heart of a proposed idea known as “risk-sharing.”

The idea is...

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For Native Americans, US-Mexico border is an 'imaginary line'

  • Written by Christina Leza, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Colorado College

Immigration restrictions were making life difficult for Native Americans who live along – and across – the U.S.-Mexico border even before President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to build his border wall.

The traditional homelands of 36 federally recognized tribes – including the Kumeyaay, Pai, Cocopah, O’odham,...

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Danger ahead in the constitutional standoff over Trump's emergency declaration

  • Written by William E. Nelson, Professor of Law, New York University
President Donald Trump signs the first veto of his presidency in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019. AP/Evan Vucci

President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to build a border wall has provoked a constitutional confrontation with Congress.

Here’s how we got to this point. On Feb. 26, the House voted 245-182...

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