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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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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...

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University College, London
By University College London , UCL News | 06.19.2020

The decision was made by UCL’s President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur and ratified by Council - the university’s governing...

By Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times | 06.17.2020

The police in China are collecting blood samples from men and boys from across the country to build a genetic...

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By Rachel Franzin, The Hill | 06.15.2020

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing a lawsuit over its approval of a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes...

By Oksana Grytsenko, The Guardian | 06.15.2020

Some are crying in their cots; others are being cradled or bottle-fed by nannies. These newborns are not in the...

By Wendy Guzman, The State News | 06.15.2020

The Michigan State University Graduate Employees Union and its coalition partners in the STEM community are calling for MSU to...

By Emily Mullin, OneZero | 06.15.2020

A team of scientists has used the gene-editing technique CRISPR to create genetically modified human embryos in a London lab...

Ronald Fisher as a steward at the First International Eugenics Conference, 1912
By C. Brandon Ogbunu, Scientific American | 06.12.2020

Ronald Fisher as a steward at the First International Eugenics Conference, 1912 (via wikipedia)

Amidst protests and conversations on racism following...

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By Robert Resta, The DNA Exchange | 06.12.2020

We may be in the midst of a critical historical turning point in social justice. The confluence of the Black...