News

The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.

By Sigal Samuel, Vox | 01.20.2025

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There’s a dominant narrative in the media about why tech billionaires are sucking up to Donald Trump: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and...

Society

Reproductive Futures: The Promises and Pitfalls of In-Vitro Gametogenesis

By Sarojini Nadimpally and Gargi Mishra, The Wire | 12.15.2024

In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) as assisted reproductive technology (ART) has been in vogue for quite a few decades now. While IVF has been hailed as a significant scientific advancement, with many advantages, here are some limitations which bear keeping in mind...

Assisted Reproduction

The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation, and opportunity

By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Jessica Brice, Susan Berfield, Vernon Silver, Kanoko Matsuyama, Cindy Wang, Sinduja Rangarajan, Fani Nikiforaki, Bloomberg | 12.12.2024

A single cell.
A global business worth billions.
A trade that can bring rewards—or human costs that cannot be measured...

Other Countries

Scientists call for revision on South Africa’s guidelines on genome engineering

By Di Caelers, Nature | 01.14.2025

Updates to South African research ethics guidelines which recognize significant potential for treating genetic diseases through heritable human genome editing...

Other Countries

Ethics changes notwithstanding, creating genetically modified babies is still illegal in SA

By Tamsin Metelerkamp [cites CGS' Katie Hasson], Daily Maverick | 11.18.2024

The National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC) has confirmed that heritable human genome editing (HHGE) remains illegal in South Africa...

Genetic Selection

Emboldened anti-abortion groups create wishlist for second Trump term

By Carter Sherman, The Guardian | 11.17.2024

The anti-abortion movement is ready for its comeback in 2025.

With the return of Donald Trump to the White...

Policies

The Legal and Ethical Debate on Human Heritable Genome Editing (HHGE) in South Africa

By Jantina de Vries, EthicsLab | 11.15.2024

The conversation around human heritable genome editing (HHGE) in South Africa is marked by controversy and conflicting interpretations of the...

Other Countries

Ethics Washing: The Misappropriation of Ubuntu in the Ethics of Heritable Human Genome Editing (HHGE)

By Anye Nyamnjoh, EthicsLab | 11.15.2024

In their argument for equal access to heritable human genome editing (HHGE) as a healthcare service for future generations...

Other Countries

Elon Musk Has Always Been Like This. So Has Silicon Valley.

By Colette Shade, The New Republic | 11.14.2024

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Would Donald Trump have won reelection if not for...

Policies

Kennedy’s F.D.A. Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals

By Christina Jewett, The New York Times | 11.12.2024

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U.S. Federal

Fertility agencies accused of promoting eugenics with embryo selection

By Ewan Bolton, The Telegraph | 11.12.2024

Fertility agencies offering embryo selection for IVF and surrogacy have been accused of promoting eugenics and misleading consumers about the...

Genetic Selection

Opening the Door to ‘Designer Babies’? South Africa’s Genome Editing Guidelines Spark Global Debate

By Bernice Lottering, Gene Online | 11.08.2024

South Africa’s updated health-research ethics guidelines, which now include heritable human genome editing, have sparked concern among scientists. The revisions...

Assisted Reproduction