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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 as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to one of the most controversial technologies in medicine.

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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...

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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 
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CA scientists could lose big with Trump medical research cuts

By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 02.19.2025

California scientists took what looked like an $800 million hit last week in their efforts to develop revolutionary treatments and...

Policies
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Will CRISPR matter?

By Ryan Cross, Endpoints News | 02.19.2025

On a sunny September day in 2023, scientists at CRISPR Therapeutics invited me to peer through their microscopes. Through the...

Patents & Other IP
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Trump’s IVF order: a PR move that gives pronatalists cause for cheer

By Carter Sherman, The Guardian | 02.19.2025

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

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Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities

By Sam Gustin, The Nation | 02.18.2025

"Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Prescott Valley Event Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona" by...

Society
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As Japan starts compensation payments, forced sterilisation continues around the world

By Ewan Bolton, The Telegraph | 02.18.2025

Just last week, in the Miyagi prefecture of Japan, the local governor met victims of an official eugenics policy to...

Society
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High-cost sickle cell gene therapies push insurers and Medicaid programs to find new payment models

By Bertha Coombs, CNBC | 02.18.2025

Starting in his early teens, Deshawn “DJ” Chow wasn’t sure he’d ever be able to live a normal life. Crushing...

Patents & Other IP
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Trapped in the Surrogacy Boom: Thai Women Rescued from Human Egg Farms in Georgia

By Blene Woldeselasse, Humans Rights Research Center | 02.18.2025

Three Thai women have been rescued from a human egg trafficking operation in Georgia, run by a Chinese human trafficking...

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The second revolution in gene therapy that has cured Javier, a child with a lethal error in the X chromosome

By Oriol Güell, El País | 02.17.2025

A “small strand of blood in the poop.” This was the first sign, initially viewed as unimportant, that put Jesús...

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