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
KYIV, Ukraine — When Tanya, a 45-year-old woman living in Los Angeles, paid $10,000 and sent two embryos to...
If you could choose the healthiest embryo to carry so that your future child could avoid deadly diseases, would you...
Scientists are getting closer to the possibility of making a new person from skin or blood cells – without the need for...
Biopolitical Times
In May 2017, Nature Methods published a short, peer-reviewed letter reporting on a study of off-target mutations caused by CRISPR...
Twenty years after its release, the film Gattaca remains an enduring touchstone for discussions of human genetic technologies. Starring Ethan...
Last January, CGS predicted that gene editing would be one of the biggest science stories of the year. This has...