Katie Hasson
Katie Hasson, PhD, writes, speaks, researches, and teaches about the social and political aspects of human genetic and reproductive technologies. Katie earned her PhD in Sociology with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality from the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California.
In the News
The birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, in 1978 provoked a media frenzy. In comparison, a little girl...
In response to: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/crispr.2021.29121.gle
Levrier apparently misunderstands the nature of our project published in The CRISPR Journal in October 2020...
The “CRISPR babies” announced in headlines around the world recently turned two years old, and we still know nothing about...
Biopolitical Times
Researchers in Kathy Niakin’s lab in the UK have revealed disturbing results for anyone intent on pursuing heritable human genome...
Even if you’re not familiar with the gene-editing technology CRISPR Cas-9, you’ve probably heard the term designer babies. Until...