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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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Magnifying glass looking at DNA
By Andrew Sheeler, The Sacramento Bee | 02.12.2020

A proposed California law would prohibit DNA testing companies like Ancestry and 23andMe from sharing customer DNA information with outside...

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By Ari Berkowitz, The Conversation | 02.11.2020

An emergency room physician, initially unable to diagnose a disoriented patient, finds on the patient a wallet-sized card providing access...

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By Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch | 02.11.2020

A state senator in California is introducing legislation designed to provide more oversight over direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies.

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latex gloves and a home DNA test swab and vial
By David Lazarus , Los Angeles Times [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 02.10.2020

These have been rough days for the DNA-testing business — an industry that sprang up seemingly overnight with promises of...

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By Sophie Wilkinson, The Huffington Post UK | 02.08.2020

“I was in excruciating pain, I was bloated and felt really sick. The doctor had said I’d be able to...

Strands of DNA being edited by CRISPR
By Megan Molteni, WIRED | 02.06.2020

It’s been over three years since US regulators greenlit the nation’s first in-human test of Crispr’s disease-fighting potential, more than...

a red Petri dish with a cotton swab rests on paper with GATC printed on it in multiple colors
By Matthew Haag, The New York Times | 02.04.2020

The president of FamilyTreeDNA, one of the country’s largest at-home genetic testing companies, has apologized to its users for failing...

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By Roberto Andorno, Françoise Baylis, Marcy Darnovsky, Donna Dickenson, Hille Haker, Katie Hasson, Leah Lowthorp, et al., Trends in Biotechnology | 01.31.2020

Heritable Human Genome Editing: Nearing a Critical Juncture

The impending decision about whether to develop and use heritable human genome...