News

A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's first gene-edited babies.

His work was reviled as reckless and unethical because, among other reasons, gene-editing was so new...

INTRODUCTION

Baby bonuses. Motherhood medals. Fertility tracking. You may have heard of these policy proposals as solutions from the Trump administration to help encourage women to have more children.

Besides falling short of ensuring that people have what they need...

Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
National Human Genome Research Institute

Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...

In a grass field, a brown and white cow stares. On its right ear, there is an identification tag.
By Andrew Rosenblum, MIT Technology Review | 01.10.2018

Gene editing can change an animal’s sex.

A graduate student was waiting for Alison Van Eenennaam in the doorway of...

A desk with the following items: wooden gavel, and two Federal Reporters books tacked on each other.
By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post | 01.09.2018

During three emotional days of divorce talks, Drake and Mandy Rooks managed to agree on how to divide up almost...

A large chart displaying ATCG in multiple colors.
By Heidi Ledford, Nature | 01.08.2018

Researchers hoping to use a gene-editing technique to treat diseases may have to seek alternative enzymes.

The body’s own immune...

A spotlight illuminates a puzzle of a double helix that is being assembled, but with missing pieces that are staggered around its border.
By Bill Berkrot, Reuters | 01.08.2018

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc on Monday announced a collaboration with rival drugmakers that will speed its effort to collect genetic information...

A building, with a sign in front reading "US Department of Health and Human Services Federal Regulation Administration."
By Michael Mezher, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society | 01.04.2018

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday warned stem cell product supplier American CryoStem Corporation for marketing an...

The back of a child walking with an adult who is holding their hand. Surrounding the child are bubbles in the wind.
By Elizabeth Cook, KPIX 5 [features CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.04.2018

A revolutionary way for human beings to reproduce appears inevitable, and the future may be closer than any of us...

Newborn babies are asleep in separate hospital crates, with blankets, that are lined up.
By Hillary Savoie, Romper | 01.04.2018

When I saw the email asking me to write about the recent Ohio law that makes performing an abortion after...

Microscopic image of an embryo from IVF
By Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph | 01.04.2018

Women transitioning to men must be offered egg storage on the NHS, because they have the right to become parents...