Daily Archives: July 20, 2013

Chinese Scholar: One-Child Policy “Worse than Cultural Revolution”

Public policy researcher Wang Feng slammed the One-Child Policy at an academic conference in Beijing last month. Wang, who works for the Brookings Tsinghua Center for Public Policy Research, delivered his bold criticism in an interview with Chinese media outlet Sohu Finance. “I believe history will judge the One-Child Policy as worse than the Cultural Revolution,” Wang said.…

Shutting Off Down Syndrome Gene Would Not be Eugenics but Good Treatment

Scientists have learned how to “turn off” the extra gene that leads to Down syndrome. From the Guardian story: Scientists have corrected the genetic fault that causes Down’s syndrome– albeit in isolated cells – raising the prospect of a radical therapy for the disorder. In an elegant series of experiments, US researchers took cells from people with DS…