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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

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Society

The Truth About the Right and IVF

By Irin Carmon, New York | 09.14.2024

At Tuesday night’s debate, seemingly stung by Kamala Harris’s assertion that IVF treatments have been curtailed “under Donald Trump’s abortion...

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Gov’t, forced sterilization victims reach compensation settlement

By Staff, Kyodo News | 09.13.2024

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The Japanese government and people who were forced to undergo sterilization surgeries from the...

Patents & Other IP

Trump sells himself as a ‘leader’ on IVF, angering some Republicans

By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly , Politico | 09.12.2024

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Vertex, CRISPR’s Casgevy Highlights Complex Path to Gene Therapy Profitability

By Annalee Armstrong, BioSpace | 09.11.2024

Complex gene therapies are starting to hit the market but all have faced the same reality: a tepid reception from...

Human Genetic Modification

Human embryo models are getting more realistic-raising ethical questions

By Smriti Mallapaty, Nature | 09.11.2024

Under his microscope, Jun Wu could see several tiny spheres, each less than 1 millimetre wide. They looked just like...

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Queensland’s crackdown on IVF clinics fuels push for national donor registry

By Andrew Messenger, The Guardian | 09.10.2024

A groundbreaking legislated crackdown on Queensland fertility providers has sparked calls to establish a national register for children conceived with...

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