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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AI plus gene editing promises to shift biotech into high gear

By Marc Zimmer, The Conversation | 06.06.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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The push for embryo rights in state legislatures worries IVF patients and doctors

By Natalie Krebs, NPR | 06.04.2024

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Policies
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Can money conquer death? How wealthy people are trying to live forever

By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times | 06.04.2024

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Society
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It Is Too Soon for Clinical Trials on Artificial Wombs

By Vardit Ravitsky and Louise King, Scientific American | 06.01.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant

By Carl Zimmer, The New York Times | 05.31.2024

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Genomics
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Scientists Just Inched Closer to Lab-Made Human Eggs and Sperm

By Shelly Fan, Singularity Hub | 05.31.2024

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Animal Biotechnologies
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For Some Families of Color, a Painful Fight for a Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis

By Liz Szabo, The New York Times | 05.29.2024

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Bioethics
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Cleaning the ‘Bangladeshi’: DNA and citizenship in contemporary India

By Suraj Gogoi, News Laundry | 05.28.2024

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