News

Palantir Has a Hand in NIH’s Most Ambitious Health Initiative

By Julia Métraux, Mother Jones [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 07.07.2026

During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious public health project. “Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes...

U.S. Federal

The Measured Listener

By Daniel Shanahan, Los Angeles Review of Books | 05.31.2026

This is the 15th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. You can read the first part here. The series...

U.S. States

These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.06.2026

Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes.

"These are saliva...

Genetic Selection

The start-ups dreaming of creating genetically modified babies

By Alexandre Piquard, Le Monde [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.22.2026

"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...

U.S. Federal

The Empire Strikes Back

By Jonathan Marks, Anthropomics | 08.19.2013
Some of you older folks may remember the case in which geneticist Therese Markow (then of Arizona State, now of...
Biopolitics

Should Sperm Donors Have Parental Rights?

By Judy Campbell, KQED | 08.19.2013

A bill prompted by a custody dispute involving actor Jason Patric would allow certain sperm donors to seek paternity rights...

Biopolitics

Sex-Selective Abortion Bans: Just Another Right-Wing Ruse

By Katie Mcdonough, Salon | 08.19.2013
In May of this year, Miriam Yeung, the executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, joined...
Bioethics

At the Printer, Living Tissue

By Henry Fountain, The New York Times | 08.18.2013
SAN DIEGO — Someday, perhaps, printers will revolutionize the world of medicine, churning out hearts, livers and other organs to...
Biotech & Pharma

Plants That Glow in the Dark Spark Heated Debate

By Josh Dzieza, The Daily Beast | 08.18.2013
Late last month, the crowdfunding site Kickstarter quietly amended its rules. Genetically modified organisms joined alcohol, drugs, and firearms on...
Genomics

Study Probes DNA Search Method that Led to 'Grim Sleeper' Suspect

By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times | 08.15.2013
The state of California has been a leader in the use of familial DNA searches -- investigations that seek out...
Bioethics

Elementary, My Dear Fluffy: Cat DNA Solves Another Homicide

By Alan Boyle, NBC News | 08.14.2013
DNA readings from cat hairs have once again helped crack a homicide case — demonstrating the power of genetic pet...
U.S. Federal

Brown Vetoes Bill Allowing Women to Sell Eggs for Research

By Alex Matthews, Capitol Weekly | 08.14.2013
Gov. Brown vetoed controversial legislation that will allow egg donors to be compensated for oocytes, egg cells, provided for research...
Biopolitics