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Palantir Has a Hand in NIH’s Most Ambitious Health Initiative

By Julia Métraux, Mother Jones [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 07.07.2026

During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious public health project. “Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes...

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The Measured Listener

By Daniel Shanahan, Los Angeles Review of Books | 05.31.2026

This is the 15th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. You can read the first part here. The series...

U.S. States

These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.06.2026

Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes.

"These are saliva...

Genetic Selection

The start-ups dreaming of creating genetically modified babies

By Alexandre Piquard, Le Monde [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.22.2026

"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...

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WHO guidelines on human genome editing: why countries need to follow them

By Sheetal Soni, The Conversation | 08.22.2021

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently called on countries to stop any research that might lead to the birth of...

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CRISPR pioneer Feng Zhang's latest work delivers mRNA, gene therapy with a human protein

By Angus Liu, Fierce Biotech | 08.19.2021

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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and existing gene therapies, including those...

Genetic Selection

Chiropractors who peddled stem cell ‘miracles’ accused of deceptive practices

By Johnny Edwards, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 08.18.2021

Pushing unproven treatments, the chiropractors targeted the elderly, inviting them to lunch seminars where speakers in lab coats promised miracle...

Policies

Reproductive technology and surrogacy reforms a step closer

By Media Statement, Government of Western Australia | 08.18.2021

The course has been set for the development of contemporary legislation to enable more Western Australians to begin a family...

Policies

URGENT ACTION ALERT: Tell USDA NO GE trees in our forests!

By Staff, Stop GE Trees | 08.17.2021

The USDA has opened up a second public comment period to seek input for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) they plan...

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Podcast: Human gene-editing and what it means for social justice

By Rebecca Megson-Smith and Eben Kirksey , Transforming Society | 08.16.2021

In this episode, Rebecca Megson-Smith talks to Eben Kirksey, American anthropologist and Associate Professor at Alfred Deakin Institute in Melbourne...

Bioethics