CGS encourages responsible uses and effecitve governance of human genetic and assisted reproductive technologies

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Review: The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

By Gina Maranto, Biopolitical Times guest contributor | 04.05.2021
Biopolitical Times

It’s not for nothing that Time, Inc. developed its formula for telling stories—catchy lede, billboard that tells 'em what you’re going to tell ‘em, last graf that catapults them into the future. No wobbling; narrative charging right along. In the rush, the reader is propelled, questions cast aside, riding the tale you want them to believe.  

Not surprisingly, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author and former Time editor, has the style down pat. A sometimes breathless, technocratic enthusiasm; an ability to reduce...

Society

A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics in America

View a recording of the February 25, 2021 event sponsored by the San Francisco Asian Art Museum: With film clips and discussion, this DEAI series workshop explores a dangerous idea that has threatened the American Dream from the beginning: the belief that some groups and individuals are inherently superior to others and more deserving of fundamental rights.
Human Genetic Modification
Society
Biopolitics
Eugenics
Racial Justice

She Gave Birth To Her Own Children, Then A Michigan Judge Ruled Her To Be A Surrogate

By Ellen Trachman, Above the Law [cites CGS] | 04.07.2021

Aggregated News

A lot of surprising things happen when the use of assisted reproductive technology slams up against outdated family law doctrines...

U.S. States

Things We Are (Nearly, Perhaps) Able to Do with Human Embryos

By Pete Shanks | 03.23.2021
Biopolitical Times

At least five separate studies involving human embryo research are raising fresh versions of old questions about science, ethics and...

Assisted Reproduction

Biopolitical Times

Gene-edited Enhancements for Sale in Ukraine?

By Pete Shanks | 04.28.2021

University of California Professor Paul Knoepfler has once again done some excellent research and reporting. This time he has revealed...

Human Genetic Modification

Perfect: An Interview with the Playwright

By Marcy Darnovsky | 04.27.2021

Don’t miss Perfect – “a dive into the brave new world of genetic engineering” – in two live virtual performances...

Assisted Reproduction

“Conceive with Confidence”!?

By Pete Shanks | 04.14.2021

A brand-new, well-financed genome analysis company called Orchid made a splash last week:

Orchid Blooms With $4.5M Seed For...

News

An experimental gene therapy was little Alissa's only hope. Now, instead of certain death, she faces an uncertain future.

By Karen Weintraub, USA Today | 04.25.2021

BOSTON — Thomas Feldborg and Daria Rokina set off nearly every afternoon to explore this city. They leave from their hotel in the Charlestown neighborhood, pushing their baby carriage, some days heading deep into downtown, others choosing a path along the Charles River. ...

Animal Biotechnologies

Reversible Gene Editing Is On The Horizon

By Amanda Winkler, Freethink | 04.24.2021

The gene-editing system, CRISPR-Cas9, is truly revolutionizing medicine: in the future, it may help us eradicate ailments from sickle cell, cancer, and even blindness.

While this system allows scientists to make changes to DNA, the changes are permanent. On the...

Human Genetic Modification

Stop talking about AI ethics. It’s time to talk about power.

By Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review | 04.23.2021

At the turn of the 20th century, a German horse took Europe by storm. Clever Hans, as he was known, could seemingly perform all sorts of tricks previously limited to humans. He could add and subtract numbers, tell time and...

Perspectives

Oxford malaria vaccine proves highly effective in Burkina Faso trial

By Sarah Bosely, The Guardian | 04.23.2021

Photo by Lucio Patone on Unsplash

A vaccine against malaria has been shown to be highly effective in trials in Africa, holding out the real possibility of slashing the death toll of a disease that kills 400,000 mostly small...

Society

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