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

UC Berkeley loses CRISPR gene editing patent case

By Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News | 02.28.2022

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Policies

When an Ancestry Search Reveals Fertility Fraud

By Jacqueline Mroz, The New York Times | 02.28.2022

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U.S. States

Sperm Banks Struggle to Recruit Black Donors and Other Donors of Color

By Amy Dockser Marcus, Wall Street Journal | 02.26.2022

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Perspectives

How to protect the first ‘CRISPR babies’ prompts ethical debate

By Smriti Mallapaty, Nature | 02.25.2022

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Other Countries

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Genomics’ Ethical Gray Areas Are Harming the Developing World

By Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Undark Magazine | 02.24.2022

Aggregated News

Other Countries

On Purging DNA Databases of Innocents

By Pete Shanks | 02.24.2022

Biopolitical Times

Policies

Crisis in Ukraine creates fears for Canadian parents using Ukrainian surrogates

By Alison Motluk | 02.24.2022

Biopolitical Times

Policies

The Remarkable Ambitions of Peter Thiel

By Pete Shanks | 02.23.2022

Biopolitical Times

Society