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

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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
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Researchers turn to CRISPR to unlock one of the trickiest diseases to treat: Alzheimer’s

By Andrew Joseph, STAT | 07.16.2023

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Human Genetic Modification
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Startup aims to make lab-grown human eggs, transforming options for creating families

By Rob Stein, NPR [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 07.15.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
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Sickle cell cures are coming. African children can’t be left behind

By Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT | 07.12.2023

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Genomics
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China launches campaign to crack down on illegal fertility treatments

By Farah Master, Reuters | 07.11.2023

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Policies
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The six-billion-dollar post-human

By Paul Dempsey, The Institution of Engineering and Technology | 07.10.2023

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A "Post-Human" Future?
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10x Less: A Proposal to Slash Multimillion-Dollar Costs of Gene Therapies by a Factor of 10

By David Jensen , The California Stem Cell Report | 07.07.2023

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Human Genetic Modification
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New Genetic Engineering – Small Cause, Big Effect

By Benedikt Haerlin, ARC2020 | 07.07.2023

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Animal Biotechnologies

Lessons From A Cloning Scandal

By Pete Shanks | 07.07.2023
Biopolitical Times
Stem Cells