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Scientific ideas are threaded through the dark story of eugenics. What were they - and what choices does the science open up today? Show more
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The movement to breed better humans begins in Victorian Britain. Presented as a noble quest to address urgent social problems, it attracts devoted and powerful supporters. Show more
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As poor European immigrants arrive in their millions, 'old stock' Americans feel under threat. Eugenic theories of 'replacement' and 'race suicide' penetrate everyday culture. Show more
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From compulsory sterilisation to contraception, eugenicists in 20th-century America were on a mission to control who got to have children - and who didn't. Show more
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Nazi eugenic policies went much further, much faster than any other country. What drove them, and how did they make it happen so swiftly? Show more
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Are we entering a ‘newgenic’ age - where cutting-edge technologies and the power of personal choice could achieve the genetic perfection that 20th century eugenicists were after? Show more
