News

Can doctors test embryos for autism? And should they?

By Brittany Luse, Liam McBain, and Neena Pathak, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.28.2025

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These conditions are informed by many genetic variants and environmental factors - so...

Genetic Selection

Why Deleting Your 23andMe Data Is a Political Imperative

By Katie Sagaser, The DNA Exchange | 05.27.2025

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this piece are solely my own and do not represent those of my employer, past or present, or any affiliated institutions. This content is provided for general informational purposes only and does not...

U.S. Federal

USA : la politique pro nataliste de Trump et Musk

By M. Genries, A. Cohen, and L. Mareschal, Franceinfo | 05.03.2025

"Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada"...

U.S. Federal

Trumpian “Common Sense” and the History of IQ Tests

By Pepper Stetler, Los Angeles Review of Books | 05.08.2025

"Donald Trump Signs The Pledge" by Michael Vadon 
is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch

By Pallab Gosh and Gwyndaf Hughes, BBC News | 06.26.2025

Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is...

Genomics
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'Superbabies' Startup Seeks Funds for Controversial Gene Editing Push

By Sophie Alexander and Ike Swetlitz, Bloomberg | 06.25.2025

A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money...

Patents & Other IP
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Scientists create fertile mice with two fathers for first time

By Rhys Blakely, The Times | 06.24.2025

Scientists have created fertile mice from male genetic material alone, a breakthrough that could one day open the door to...

Human Genetic Modification
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Bitter harvest — 30 years of broken GMO promises

By Save Our Seeds and GMWatch, Save Our Seeds | 06.23.2025

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Whatever happened to GM Golden Rice? And wasn’t GM salmon supposed to revolutionise aquaculture...

Patents & Other IP
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When Will Genetically Modifying Our Children Go Mainstream?

By Ed Cara, Gizmodo | 06.22.2025

In late May, several scientific organizations, including the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT), banded together to call...

Genetic Selection
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People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 06.20.2025

A single infusion of a stem cell-based treatment may have cured 10 out of 12 people with the most severe...

Stem Cells
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Gene Therapy Cuts Bleeding and Medicine for Hemophilia B Patients for Over a Decade

By Briana Contreras, Managed Healthcare Executive | 06.17.2025

A new 13-year study published in The New England Journal of Medicine confirmed that adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy—a technique...

Human Genetic Modification
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California objects to 23andMe sale to former CEO, says it would skirt state privacy law

By Ron Leuty, San Francisco Business Times | 06.16.2025

23andMe's two-step sale to a nonprofit led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki is nothing more than a dance around California's...

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