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

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

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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

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

Assisted Reproduction
Gene Editing

A Jim Wilson start-up will conduct the first FDA-approved tests of a form of gene editing in infants

By Harold Brubaker, The Philadelphia Inquirer | 04.04.2024

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Genetic Selection
Protest

Pro-Lifers Are Up Against a Real-Life Crisis

By Judith Levine, The Intercept | 04.04.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home

By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times | 04.03.2024

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Society
IVF

Hospital at Center of Alabama Embryo Ruling Is Ending I.V.F. Services

By Emily Cochrane, The New York Times | 04.03.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Verve Halts Trial for Lead Gene Editing Program Due to Safety Concerns

By Tristan Manalac, BioSpace | 04.02.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
EGG FREEZING

What If You Hadn’t Frozen Your Eggs? For some egg-freezing patients, the grueling procedure can feel like more trouble than it’s worth.

By Rae Nudson, The Cut | 04.02.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing

By Justin McCurry, The Guardian | 04.01.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
Surrogate

Michigan governor signs act to decriminalize paid surrogacy contracts

By Sabrina Souza and Zoe Sottile, CNN | 04.01.2024

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