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Proposed Moratorium on Heritable Genome Editing is a Welcome First Step

By CGS | 03.13.2019
Press Statement

Scientists and ethicists from seven countries have issued an urgent call for a strict global moratorium on heritable genome editing. Writing in the March 14 issue of Nature, Drs. Lander, Baylis, Zhang, Charpentier, Berg, and others make a clear...

Human Genetic Modification

Adopt a moratorium on heritable genome editing

By Eric Lander, Françoise Baylis, Feng Zhang, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Paul Berg et al., Nature | 03.13.2019

Aggregated News

We call for a global moratorium on all clinical uses of human germline editing — that is, changing heritable DNA (in sperm, eggs or embryos) to make genetically modified children.
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A Step in the Right Direction—But We Can’t Stop Here

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An international group of distinguished figures, including some of the scientists credited with discovering CRISPR, has published a commentary in...

Human Genetic Modification

Are CRISPR Babies Healthy? Enhanced? Speculation Takes a Disturbing Turn

By Katie Hasson | 03.08.2019
Biopolitical Times

In the months since He Jiankui first announced the birth of gene-edited twins, there’s been a steady stream of revelations...

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Biopolitical Times

Dani Shapiro’s 'Inheritance' and the Consequences of Genetic Ancestry Testing

By Gina Maranto, Guest Columnist | 04.19.2019

Michael Maren was curious about his genetic heritage, so he sent away for an ancestry testing kit; while he was...

Assisted Reproduction

Genetics and Privacy: Part 2

By Pete Shanks | 04.04.2019

DNA Testing, Medical Applications and Databases

The concept of merging DNA ancestry testing with forensic analysis is very disturbing. But...

Technologies

Genetics and Privacy: Part 1

By Pete Shanks | 04.04.2019

Ancestry Testing and Forensics

FamilyTreeDNA has produced a TV ad with a remarkable sales pitch: Help the police by signing...

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Don’t Count on 23andMe to Detect Most Breast Cancer Risks, Study Warns

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 04.16.2019

In 2010, Dr. Pamela Munster mailed her saliva to 23andMe, a relatively new DNA testing company, and later opted in for a BRCA test. As an oncologist, she knew a mutation of this gene would put her at high risk...

Technologies

Gene-Edited Babies: What a Chinese Scientist Told an American Mentor

By Pam Belluck, The New York Times | 04.14.2019

PALO ALTO, Calif. — “Success!” read the subject line of the email. The text, in imperfect English, began: “Good News! The women is pregnant, the genome editing success!”

The sender was He Jiankui, an ambitious, young Chinese scientist. The recipient...

Technologies

IVF Industry Trade Group Uses Advocacy Non-Profit to Push Money-Making Agenda

By Editor, ReproTech Truths | 04.10.2019

In the last few years, ASRM has aggressively courted RESOLVE, once a purely grassroots group of women helping women get support for infertility. RESOLVE’s grassroots nationwide membership was its crown jewel.

Eager to gain access to RESOLVE’s membership, Big Pharma,...

Assisted Reproduction

Is your pregnancy app sharing your intimate data with your boss?

By Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | 04.10.2019

Like millions of women, Diana Diller was a devoted user of the pregnancy-tracking app Ovia, logging in every night to record new details on a screen asking about her bodily functions, sex drive, medications and mood. When she gave birth...

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