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

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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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New Programs Allow Women To Freeze Their Eggs For Free—As Long As They Donate Half Of Them

By Kristine Thomason, Women's Health | 04.27.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
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Eugenics after the Nazis? The Evolution of a Problematic Discipline

By Christos Konstantopoulos, The Collector | 04.27.2023

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Society
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America’s first IVF baby is pitching a way to pick the DNA of your kids

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.26.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
a wooly mammoth and a modern elephant stand at opposite ends of a photo with trees on the right and a bright orange sunset behind both.

Bringing back woolly mammoths and dodos is a bad idea

By Dayton Martindale , Vox | 04.26.2023

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Animal Biotechnologies
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The gene-therapy revolution risks stalling if we don’t talk about drug pricing

By Editorial, Nature | 04.25.2023

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Genomics
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Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes

By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 04.25.2023

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Society
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What Happened to Concerns About Human Enhancement?

By R. Jean Cadigan, Margaret Waltz, Rebecca Walker, Rami Major and Incidental Enhancements Research Group, The Hastings Center: Bioethics Forum | 04.25.2023

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Global Governance
stem cell

Delivering Revolutionary Cell/Gene Therapies to the Underserved, Creating More Accessibility

By David Jensen, The California Stem Cell Report | 04.24.2023

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Stem Cells