Technologies

Will Putin Prevent Rebrikov from Attempting Heritable Genome Editing?

By Pete Shanks | 10.08.2019

Biopolitical Times

The Russian molecular biologist who wants to edit the genomes of human embryos is getting impatient with authorities who won't yet let him go ahead.

Policies

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

Aggregated News

The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.

Genomics

Despite Calls for a Moratorium, More ‘Three-Parent’ Babies Expected Soon

By Emily Mullin, One Zero | 09.16.2019

Aggregated News

At least 10 babies have been born to apparently infertile women as a result of a controversial in vitro fertilization...

Assisted Reproduction

blue strand of dna dissolving into blue background

A Story of Perseverance: An Interview with Matthew Porteus

By Kevin Davies, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 06.27.2024

Aggregated News

Patents & Other IP

Population Bomb, Great Replacement Theory, and Pronatalism

By Kyla Rosin | 06.27.2024

Biopolitical Times

Genetic Selection

Partial image from Bridge Recombination Mechanism video

Come Together: Bridge RNAs Close the Gap to Genome Design

By Jonathan D. Grinstein, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 06.26.2024

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

GATTACA on Screen in San Rafael with Katie Hasson

By Pete Shanks | 06.26.2024

Biopolitical Times

Assisted Reproduction

Green, blue, and yellow image of a stem cell

Biopolitical Times on CIRM's 'Depressingly Small Number of Effective Treatments or Cures'

By David Jensen [cites CGS' Pete Shanks], The California Stem Cell Report | 06.24.2024

Aggregated News

Stem Cells

Red and yellow poster stating: "Only healthy seed must be sown! Check the seeds of hereditary disease and unfitness by eugenics."

The legacy of eugenics

By Sheila Kaplan, UC Berkeley School of Public Health | 06.20.2024

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

A New Podcast About Gene Therapy Is Set To Premiere On World Sickle Cell Day

By Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence | 06.18.2024

Aggregated News

Biopolitics

Nature retracts highly cited 2002 paper that claimed adult stem cells could become any type of cell

By Ellie Kincaid, Retraction Watch | 06.18.2024

Aggregated News

Stem Cells