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By Katherine Drabiak, Journal of Medical Ethics Forum | 08.07.2025
Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
National Human Genome Research Institute
Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...
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...

By Yuval Noah Harari, The Guardian | 05.24.2017
Biotechnology and the rise of AI may split humankind into a small class of ‘superhumans’ and a huge underclass of
...
By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 05.23.2017
C. Randal Mills, the 45-year-old CEO of California’s $3 billion stem cell research program, is a man who loves his...

By Jim Provance, The Blade | 05.22.2017
New rule allows inmates to appeal lower courts decision

By Sneha Banerjee & Sarojini Nadimpally, The Wire [India] | 05.20.2017
Uterus transplants raise several ethical concerns drawing from the health risk posed to women, especially since the surgery is not
...
By Anthony M. DeStefano, Newsday | 05.19.2017
A special state committee Friday approved a recommendation that New York State adopt the use of familial searching, an emerging...

By Maryam Zaringhalam, Slate | 05.18.2017
Which makes the AHCA’s removal of protections so much more frightening.
As currently written, the American Health Care Act allows...

By Dietram A. Scheufele and David Beier, Scientific American | 05.18.2017
A report from the National Academies says scientists alone can't make the call—they must engage with the broader public
Meaningful...

By Abby Olena, The Scientist | 05.18.2017