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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...
By Jonathan Basile, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 04.29.2026
WILLIAM BATESON, a foundational figure in the science of genetics at the turn of the last century, once recounted the...
By Richard Hayes, U .C. Berkeley College of Natural Resources/Energy and Resources Group | 02.25.2013
This short note introduces the third topic I want to address during my time at ERG this year. It follows...
By Mark Thomas, The Guardian | 02.25.2013
You may have missed the latest genetic discovery. As reported by The Daily Telegraph on Friday: "One million British...
By Daniel J. Kevles, The New York Review of Books | 02.25.2013
[For original article with footnotes, see here]
Can genes be patented? This spring, the Supreme Court will hear a...
By Editorial, The New York Times | 02.24.2013
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear argument about whether it is constitutional for a state to collect...
By John Lauerman, Bloomberg | 02.24.2013
The Faroe Islands, a tiny, windswept land halfway between Scotland and Iceland, is so barren its 50,000 inhabitants import almost...
By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science Insider | 02.22.2013
In a victory for open access advocates, the White House science office today released a long-awaited policy aimed at sharing...
By Luke Dittrich, Esquire | 02.21.2013
In 1973, during a panel discussion on the ethics of brain surgery, a Yale neurophysiologist named Jose Delgado argued that...
By Bonnie Rochman, Time | 02.21.2013
Should worried parents be able to test their babies for diseases they may develop down the road, just because they’re...