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

Aggregated News

At least 10 babies have been born to apparently infertile women as a result of a controversial in vitro fertilization...

Assisted Reproduction

Scientists say they can read nearly the whole genome of an IVF-created embryo

By Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | 03.21.2022

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Assisted Reproduction

IVF with the cells in the embryo in the shape of a question mark

Polygenic embryo testing: understated ethics, unclear utility

By Josephine Johnston & Lucas J. Matthews , Nature | 03.21.2022

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Genetic Selection

He Juankui at the second international summit on human genome editing

As creator of ‘CRISPR babies’ nears release from prison, where does embryo editing stand?

By Jon Cohen, Science | 03.21.2022

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Assisted Reproduction

‘We should be prepared’: bioethicists look at how to care for China’s gene-edited babies

By Echo Xie, South China Morning Post | 03.20.2022

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Other Countries

“I Just Want To Live”: A Pregnant Surrogate In Ukraine Speaks Out

By Lizzie Cernik and Anastasiia Levchenko, Refinery29 | 03.16.2022

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction

a strand of DNA has one side taken out by someone with an editing tool

Genome editing products: FDA recommends at least 15 years of follow-up after clinical trials

By Zachary Brennan, Endpoints News | 03.15.2022

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Policies

Africa: sequence 100,000 species to safeguard biodiversity

By ThankGod Echezona Ebenezer et al., Nature | 03.15.2022

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Animal Biotechnologies

Virtual Conference Wrapup: Looking Ahead to the Third Human Genome Editing Summit

By Pete Shanks | 03.15.2022

Biopolitical Times

Genomics