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Can Human Genes Be Patented?by Eliot Marshall, ScienceApril 17th, 2013The question has been debated for years but not addressed directly by the U.S. Supreme Court—until this week. The decision, expected later this year and from which there is no appeal, could have an impact on hundreds of companies and thousands of researchers.

Beyond Tokenistic Inclusion: Science, Citizenship, and Changing the Questions by Ruha Benjamin, Huffington PostMarch 25th, 2013The scientific community prides itself on free and open inquiry, and yet when it comes to raising questions about the social and political implications of our work, a peculiar form of self-censorship seems to be at work.

Resurrected Mammoths and Dodos? Don't Count on itby David Ehrenfeld, The GuardianMarch 23rd, 2013Let's focus on conserving living animals, not on an expensive quest to bring back extinct ones – or some variation of them.

HealthWatch: Britain Considers Allowing Babies From 3 Parents [Video][With CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Kim Mulvihill, CBS San FranciscoMarch 20th, 2013Britain's fertility regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro fertilization techniques that allow babies to be created with DNA from three people for couples at risk of passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases.

Grocers Won’t Sell Altered Fish, Groups Sayby Andrew Pollack, The New York TimesMarch 20th, 2013Several supermarket chains have pledged not to sell what could become the first genetically modified animal to reach the nation’s dinner plates — a salmon engineered to grow about twice as fast as normal.

Three-Person IVF Moves Closer in UKby James Gallagher, BBC NewsMarch 20th, 2013The UK has moved closer to becoming the first country to allow the creation of babies from three people.

Eugenics Fear Over Gene Modification[Letter to the Editor]by David King et al., The GuardianMarch 15th, 2013The benefits of mitochondrial replacement are heavily outweighed by the risks to the child and to society.

Whole Foods to Require Labeling of GMOs, Eventuallyby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesMarch 12th, 2013For the first time, a major national grocery chain has committed to labeling GMO foods.

Major Grocer to Label Foods With Gene-Modified Contentby Stephanie Strom, The New York TimesMarch 8th, 2013Whole Foods Market will become the first US retailer to require labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in its stores, a move that some experts said could radically alter the food industry.

Surrogate Offered $10,000 to Abort Babyby Elizabeth Cohen, CNNMarch 6th, 2013A surrogate refused to have an abortion after severe abnormalities were spotted on an ultrasound and moved to Michigan, where she became the legal mother.

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