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

The ‘Nation’s Psychiatrist’ Takes Stock, With Frustration

By Ellen Barry, The New York Times | 02.22.2022

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Genomics

Gene-Edited Brain Organoids Are Unlocking the Secrets of Autism

By Amit Katwala, Wired | 02.21.2022

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Genomics

Ukraine: Ireland ‘speeds up’ exit for surrogate babies

By BBC, BBC | 02.21.2022

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Other Countries

Black women, long ignored in infertility discussions, speak out

By Shelia Poole, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 02.18.2022

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Perspectives

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A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment

By Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times | 02.15.2022

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Stem Cells

This family carried a rare mutation that should have been lethal. What was keeping them alive?

By Eric Boodman, STAT | 02.15.2022

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Genomics

San Francisco police linked a woman to a crime using DNA from her rape exam, D.A. Boudin says

By Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle | 02.14.2022

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Policies

First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to two children

By Miguel Sena-Esteves, The Conversation | 02.14.2022

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Stem Cells