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Israeli Start-up Wants to Democratize Creationby Ben Rooney, The Wall Street Journal (blog)October 29th, 2012“Every living thing is just an app,” says the founder of an Israeli synthetic biology company that offers a drag-and-drop genome construction tool.

Craig Venter’s New Save-the-World Project: A 3-D Printer for Vaccinesby Jessica Cussins, Biopolitical TimesOctober 25th, 2012Craig Venter never fails to provide great media headlines. But the actual feasibility (or desirability) of his new project – to email digitized vaccines anywhere in the world to be printed ready to use – is dubious.

Human Genetic Modification Experiment in Oregon Shows Promise, Risks, Experts Say[Quotes CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Nick Budnick, The OregonianOctober 24th, 2012Researchers have replaced unfertilized eggs' mitochondrial DNA, raising concerns about human germline modifications.

Geneticists Breach Ethical Taboo By Changing Genes Across Generations[With CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Rob Stein, NPROctober 24th, 2012Geneticists reported Wednesday that they had crossed a threshold long considered off-limits: They have made changes in human DNA that can be passed down from one generation to the next.

Law Lags as Aussies Employ Overseas Surrogate Mums[radio transcript]by Damien Carrick, ABC (Australia) RadioNationalOctober 23rd, 2012Though surrogacy is illegal in Australia, a child is born in India to Australian parents every day. What are the legal and ethical dimensions of hiring a woman from another country as a surrogate?

Test Your DNA for Diseases — No Doctor Requiredby Bonnie Rochman, TimeOctober 23rd, 2012Even as physicians and bioethicists wrestle with the implications of whole-genome sequencing, companies like 23andMe are planning to make it available directly to the public.

Patents for Genetically Engineered Chimps 'Perverse'by Daniel Mason, Public Service EuropeOctober 22nd, 2012A coalition of European public interest groups brands three patents for genetically engineered chimpanzees "perverse."

Commercial Surrogacy Grows in Indiaby Stephanie M. Lee, San Francisco ChronicleOctober 20th, 2012Critics worry that the mostly unregulated industry is rife with potential health and legal complications for the intended parents and surrogates alike.

Freezing Human Eggs for In Vitro Fertilization No Longer Experimental Procedure[with CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Margaret Warner, PBS NewshourOctober 19th, 2012Two differing views on the medical and ethical implications of freezing eggs for infertility treatment.

Freezing Eggs To Make Babies Later Moves Toward Mainstream[With CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]by Rob Stein, NPR Morning EditionOctober 19th, 2012The fertility industry organization says that freezing women's eggs should no longer be considered experimental. Women's health experts and bioethicists respond.

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