Chinese Researcher Claims to Have Genetically Edited Babies

On CGTN America, Marcy Darnovsky, PhD, the executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, discusses the ethics of human genetic modification.

Assisted Reproduction

Crack Down on Genomic Surveillance

By Yves Moreau, Nature | 12.03.2019

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Corporations selling DNA-profiling technology are aiding human-rights abuses. Governments, legislators, researchers, reviewers and publishers must act.

Genomics

Polygenic Traits, Human Embryos, and Eugenic Dreams

By Pete Shanks | 12.04.2019

Biopolitical Times

If you’re hoping that your child will be a basketball star, well, good luck using polygenic scores and genetic screening to foretell that. And if you try to choose your embryo in hopes of a genius IQ, you will probably be disappointed, and perhaps extremely upset.

Assisted Reproduction

There Still Aren't Any Rules Preventing Rogue Scientists From Making Gene-Edited Babies

By Emily Mullin, Medium | 11.25.2019

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The need for regulation in germline editing is urgent because the consequences may fundamentally change the human genome and be passed down through generations.

Human Genetic Modification

CRISPR Babies – One Year Later

By Katie Hasson & Adrienne van der Valk | 12.02.2019