News

23andMe’s DNA database is up for sale. Who might want it, and what for?

By Anumita Kaur [cites CGS’ Katie Hasson], The Washington Post | 03.25.2025

Genetic information company 23andMe has said that it is headed to bankruptcy court, raising questions for what happens to the DNA shared by millions of people with the company via saliva test kits.

Sunday’s announcement clears the way for a new...

Genomics

Center for Genetics and Society, et al. vs. Rob Bonta, et al.

By ACLU Northern California | 03.21.2025

In a long-standing lawsuit, the ACLU, on behalf of partner organizations and an individual taxpayer, is challenging the state of California for its retention of genetic samples and profiles from people arrested but never convicted of a felony.

The complaint...

U.S. States

The couple who want to make America procreate again

By Anne Branigin, The Washington Post [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 02.04.2025

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It's a...

Genetic Selection

Should We Use Gene Editing to Create Super Babies?

By Staff [cites CGS' Katie Hasson], The New York Times Upfront | 02.17.2025

A young couple wants to have a baby, but they’re worried it’ll carry a disease that runs in the family...

Bioethics

Taking responsibility: Asilomar and its legacy

By J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Science | 01.30.2025

In February 1975, leading molecular biologists gathered at the Asilomar conference center on the California coast to evaluate risks of...

Genomics

A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF

By Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic | 01.27.2025

After my 20th shot of hormones, I texted my boyfriend, only half kidding, “I’m dying.” We had decided to freeze...

Patents & Other IP

Technology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog finds

By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 01.26.2025

Mass-producing eggs and sperm in a laboratory in order to have a baby with yourself or three other people in...

Genetic Selection

The CDC Won’t Give the Public a Full Picture of Fertility Treatment Risks

By Jackie Davalos, Rachel Adams-Heard, and Kendall Taggart, Bloomberg | 01.24.2025

For women in the US seeking fertility treatment or considering donating their eggs, there’s a fair amount of information they...

Policies

America’s Darkest Comeback Tour: From Racehorse Theory to Resistance

By Emes Ilyés, Common Dreams | 01.23.2025

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U.S. States

The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.

By Sigal Samuel, Vox | 01.20.2025

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There’s a dominant...

Society

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Aspiring Parents Have a New DNA Test to Obsess Over

By Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic | 01.15.2025

The first time Jamie Cassidy was pregnant, the fetus had a genetic mutation so devastating that she and her husband...

Patents & Other IP

Scientists call for revision on South Africa’s guidelines on genome engineering

By Di Caelers, Nature | 01.14.2025

Updates to South African research ethics guidelines which recognize significant potential for treating genetic diseases through heritable human genome editing...

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