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 
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Society

As Prices for Prenatal Genome Sequencing Tests Fall, Researchers Worry About Consequences for Families in a Real-Life 'Gattaca'

By Makini Brice, Medical Daily | 08.13.2012

If you could know your unborn child's entire genetic makeup, would you want to? Researchers believe that tests that detail...

Genomics

Synthetic 'Upgrade' for Fruit Fly's DNA

By Linda Geddes, New Scientist | 08.13.2012

The genetic code of the fruit fly Drosophila has been hacked into, allowing it to make proteins with properties that...

Human Genetic Modification

Many Egg-Donor Recruiters Ignore Ethical Standards-Study

By Kerry Grens, Reuters Health | 08.10.2012
A sizable share of the U.S. organizations recruiting egg donors online don't adhere to ethical guidelines, including failing to warn...
Bioethics

Researcher Accused of Misleading Pregnant Women

By Sara Reardon, New Scientist | 08.09.2012

Freedom of information requests have revealed that pregnant women may not have been given all the facts before taking an...

Genomics

Clinical Trial Is Favorable for a Prenatal Gene Test

By Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 08.08.2012

A new method of prenatal testing that can detect more genetic problems in a fetus than ever before could be...

Genomics

Christie Vetoes Bill That Would Have Eased Tough Rules for Gestational Surrogates

By Susan K. Livio, New Jersey Star Ledger | 08.08.2012
Governor Chris Christie today vetoed a bill that would have relaxed New Jersey's strict surrogate parenting law, saying the state...
U.S. States

Fertility Treatments May Put Women at Risk for PTSD Symptoms, Study Suggests

By Rachael Rettner, NBC News | 08.08.2012

Women who undergo fertility treatments may find the situation so distressing that they develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new...

Assisted Reproduction

On Anniversary of Eugenics Ruling, a Va. Delegate Proposes Payments for Living Victims

By Bob Lewis, The Washington Post | 08.05.2012
RICHMOND, Va. — Exactly 85 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state governments could force involuntary surgical sterilizations...
Bioethics