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

Veto Campaign Launched on California Pay-for-Eggs Bill

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 07.12.2013
Opponents of the California pay-for-eggs bill have kicked off a campaign to urge Gov. Jerry Brown to veto the industry-backed...
Stem Cells

You Can’t Patent Human Genes. So Why are Genetic Testing Companies Getting Sued?

By Timothy B. Lee, The Washington Post | 07.12.2013
Critics of human gene patents rejoiced last month when the nation’s highest court ruled that human genes can’t be patented...
Biopolitics

Is Your DNA in a Police Database?

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press | 07.12.2013
You can ditch your computer and leave your cellphone at home, but you can't escape your DNA.

It belongs uniquely...
Genomics

RNL Bio’s CEO, Dr. Jeong Chan Ra, is Arrested and Charged with Insider Trading

By Leigh Turner, Health in the Global Village | 07.12.2013
According to Hani, a South Korean newspaper, RNL Bio’s CEO, Dr. Jeong Chan Ra (also known as Ra Jeong-Chan)...
Bioethics

Will Synthetic Biology Become a GM-Style Battleground?

By David Shukman, BBC News | 07.11.2013

Will the emerging science of designing and engineering new forms of life receive the same hostile reception as genetically modified...

Public Opinion

Mice With Human Chromosomes - The Genetic Breakthrough That Could Revolutionise Medicine

By Steve Connor, The Independent | 07.11.2013
Scientists have created genetically-engineered mice with artificial human chromosomes in every cell of their bodies, as part of a series...
Biotech & Pharma

Designer Babies are on the Horizon but Aren't Here Yet

By Editorial, New Scientist | 07.10.2013
FOR countless couples who want to have children but cannot conceive naturally, the birth of Connor Levy is excellent news...
Genetic Selection

The Gene For Hubris

By Nathaniel Comfort, Genotopia | 07.10.2013
A recent post by Jon Entine on the Forbes website leads with a complimentary citation of my book– and then...
Bioethics