News

'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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Patents & Other IP

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...

U.S. Federal

Trumpian “Common Sense” and the History of IQ Tests

By Pepper Stetler, Los Angeles Review of Books | 05.08.2025

"Donald Trump Signs The Pledge" by Michael Vadon 
is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Society

Paper Raises Hundreds Of Questions About The Integrity Of Stem Cell Research Group

By Larry Husten, Forbes | 07.02.2013
Serious questions have been raised about the integrity and validity of research performed by a well-established German stem cell research...
Bioethics

Facebook Grapples with Rules for Patients Seeking Organ Donors

By Kevin B. O’Reilly, American Medical News | 07.01.2013
Officials at Facebook are exploring how to help patients in need of organ transplants use the social networking service to...
Media Coverage

DOH Mulls Infant Gender-Selection Curbs For Sex Ratio

By Alison Hsiao, Taipei Times | 07.01.2013
In an attempt to curb the practice of gender selection among parents-to-be, the Department of Health (DOH) is mulling imposing...
Bioethics

California Legislation, Human Egg Sales and Profits

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 07.01.2013
California legislation to allow women to be paid for their eggs for scientific research is sailing toward final passage literally...
Biopolitics

Center for Genetics and Society - Marcy Darnovsky on Initiative Radio with Angela McKenzie

By Angela McKenzie, Initiative Radio | 06.30.2013
Human Cloning

Three Person IVF

By Paula Boddington, Practical Ethics | 06.29.2013
It was announced yesterday that the government is moving towards allowing so-called three person IVF for the creation of embryos...
Genetic Selection

Three Parents? Sorry, But This is Science Gone Mad

By Melanie McDonagh, Telegraph | 06.29.2013
The British are a pragmatic people, which is a good thing, in general, but doesn’t make for much rigour in...
Bioethics

Too Much of a Rush for Clinical Trials With iPS Cells

By AJW, The Asahi Shimbun | 06.28.2013

The world’s first clinical application of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell technologies for regenerative medicine for humans has just got...

Bioethics