Sex Selection in the United States: Implications for Anti-Violence Work in the South Asian Community [PDF]

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The Genes That Could Cancel Out a Fatal Diagnosis

By Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic | 07.07.2026

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When Ludivine Verboogen and Romain Alderweireldt’s third child was born in Belgium in late 2015, they marveled at his long fingers. Perhaps one day he will be a famous pianist, they thought. But soon Ludivine grew worried that her son...

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We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development

By Michael Le Page , New Scientist | 06.25.2026

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We now know the master gene that controls embryonic development in people. Called NANOG, its role has been identified by making precise changes to the DNA of fertilised eggs using a technique called CRISPR base editing.

The discovery might lead...

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The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones

By Editorial Staff, The Guardian | 07.05.2026

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Ever since Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology emerged in the early 2010s, ethical questions around genetically altered humans, so-called designer babies, have become increasingly urgent. There is already a worldwide legal prohibition. No country currently allows human germline editing (meaning genetic changes...

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Key findings of the 'Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing' report

By Sarah Norcross, Sandy Starr, Amanda Cooney, and Anneliese Burton, BioNews | 07.06.2026

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Our report Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing: Public Attitudes in Europe explores public attitudes to fertility treatment, embryo research, genome editing, donor conception, surrogacy and related topics in four European countries – the UK, the Netherlands, ...

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Sex Selection in the United States: Implications for Anti-Violence Work in the South Asian Community [PDF]

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