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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Questions raised by the draft US Supreme Court decision on abortion

By Alison Motluk, HeyReprotech | 05.10.2022

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U.S. Federal
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Base editing marches on the clinic

By Michael Eisenstein , Nature | 05.09.2022

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Human Genetic Modification

Remembrances of Sheldon Krimsky (1941-2022): Preeminent chronicler of conflict-of-interest and profit motive in the industry-university complex

By Stuart A. Newman, Guest Contributor | 05.09.2022
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
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Human genetic engineering is coming. We must discuss the social and political implications now

By Samira Kiani, The Globe and Mail | 05.06.2022

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Bioethics
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Putting an End to Heart Attacks by Editing Human DNA

By Angelica Peebles, Bloomberg | 05.06.2022

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Society
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New York court halts family DNA searches for crime suspects

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | 05.06.2022

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Policies
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‘Medical tourists’ are travelling the world in search of the elixir of life

By Peter Ward, The Guardian | 05.05.2022

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Human Genetic Modification
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New Prenatal Genetic Screens Pose Underappreciated Ethical Dilemmas

By Daniel Navon, Scientific American | 05.05.2022

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Genomics