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
23andme test packs

Is it safe to have your ancestry data online? Here's what experts say.

By Cathy Cassata, Yahoo [Cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 12.15.2023

Aggregated News

Bioethics

CRISPR Therapies Heading to the Clinic

By Katie Hasson | 12.13.2023
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
gene therapy

Gene therapy offered this 7-year-old freedom. The price: a grueling year

By Brittany Trang, STAT | 12.13.2023

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
pregnancy tests

‘I couldn’t believe this act of kindness’: how Black women trying to get pregnant create their own healthcare networks

By Cynthia R. Greenlee, The Guardian | 12.11.2023

Aggregated News

Bioethics
sickle cell in test tube

The ethical dilemma of gene editing: Our reporter took your questions

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post [cites CGS’ Pete Shanks ] | 12.08.2023

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
sickle cells

New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

By Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie Nolen, The New York Times | 12.08.2023

Aggregated News

Other Countries
embryos on blue background

Would you do it if you could? Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught.

By Carey Goldberg, The Boston Globe | 12.07.2023

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection
scales weighing fertility vs gene therapy

New gene therapies confront many sickle cell patients with an impossible choice: a cure or fertility

By Megan Molteni, STAT | 12.06.2023

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification