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...

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The reproducibility issues that haunt health-care AI

By Emily Sohn, Nature | 01.09.2023

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Bioethics
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Russian troops sent to Ukraine given opportunity to freeze sperm

By Maria Botcharova, PET | 01.09.2023

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Warning for UK women over physical and financial toll of egg freezing

By Miranda Bryant, The Guardian | 01.08.2023

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Other Countries
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A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn

By Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR | 12.23.2022

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Genomics

Bespoke Babies Without the Hassle of Pregnancy! Yeah, Right

By Pete Shanks | 12.23.2022
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
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Male and Female Stem Cells Derived from One Donor in Scientific First

By Dan Robitzski, The Scientist | 12.22.2022

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Genomics
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The Crispr Baby Scientist Is Back. Here’s What He’s Doing Next

By Emily Mullin, Wired | 12.21.2022

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Human Genetic Modification
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A Statue of Henrietta Lacks Will Replace a Monument to Robert E. Lee

By Derrick Bryson Taylor, The New York Times | 12.20.2022

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