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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 
is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Publisher reviews national IQ research by British ‘race scientist’ Richard Lynn

By Hannah Devlin and David Pegg, The Guardian | 12.10.2024

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A leading academic publisher is reviewing...

Society
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Hong Kong's IVF Rules Send People Into Black Market for Eggs, Embryos

By Kristine Servando, Bloomberg | 12.05.2024

(Bloomberg) — A woman in Hong Kong had to travel to two different countries to attempt conceiving a baby on...

Policies
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CMS enters agreement with Vertex, bluebird to improve access to gene therapies

By Staff, Reuters | 12.04.2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Wednesday it had entered into agreements with Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX.O), opens...

Policies
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Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight

By Staff, Center for Food Safety | 12.03.2024

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

SAN FRANCISCO—In a precedential victory for food and environmental safety, a federal district court ...

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Cambodia jails 13 pregnant Filipino surrogates

By Alex Loftus, BBC News | 12.03.2024

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted of human trafficking in Cambodia for intending to sell babies they carried...

Policies
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Meet the pronatalists — and their huge families

By Josie Ensor, The Times | 12.03.2024

It was somewhere between the third and fourth child that Catherine Pakaluk had a revelation.

“There was this sense that...

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The eugenicist of UNESCO

By Stefan Bernhardt-Radu, Aeon | 12.02.2024

In the 18th century, European scholars began to envision a more enlightened world in harmony with nature. The old aristocratic...

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How a Billionaire’s ‘Baby Project’ Ensnared Dozens of Women

By Jackie Davalos and Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg | 12.02.2024

Photo by CDC on Unsplash

As Anya walked into the fertility clinic for an appointment to have her eggs retrieved...

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