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eugenics
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the practice of improving the genetic quality of a human population through selective breeding and other methods
- The idea of eugenics influenced many early 20th-century social policies.
- Modern science rejects eugenics in favor of ethical genetic research and diversity.
- Eugenics was a prominent but controversial field of study in the early 20th century.
- Many scientists now view eugenics as a pseudoscience with harmful implications.
- The history of eugenics includes numerous human rights violations.
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