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...

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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

Weak DNA Evidence Could Undermine Justice, Experts Say

By Steve Mills, Chicago Tribune | 07.06.2012

When Cook County prosecutors brought Cleveland Barrett to trial earlier this year for the predatory criminal sexual assault of a...
Genomics

Fetal Genome Blood Test: Lots of Issues, Scientists Say

By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times | 07.06.2012

Scientists can now sequence the entire genome of a fetus from samples of a pregnant woman’s blood, several recent studies...

Genomics

Patients Seek Stem-Cell Compensation

By David Cyranoski, Nature News | 07.06.2012

In what could be a landmark case, six patients in California are suing one of the world’s largest stem-cell companies...

Genomics

Weak DNA Evidence Could Undermine Justice, Experts Say

By Steve Mills, Chicago Tribune | 07.06.2012

When Cook County prosecutors brought Cleveland Barrett to trial earlier this year for the predatory criminal sexual assault of a...
Genomics

Fetal Genome Blood Test: Lots of Issues, Scientists Say

By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times | 07.06.2012

Scientists can now sequence the entire genome of a fetus from samples of a pregnant woman’s blood, several recent studies...

Genomics

Patients Seek Stem-Cell Compensation

By David Cyranoski, Nature News | 07.06.2012

In what could be a landmark case, six patients in California are suing one of the world’s largest stem-cell companies...

Genomics

IVF Study Shows One Embryo is Best

By Rebecca Brice, ABC News | 07.05.2012

Australian researchers have discovered that the rate of perinatal deaths in IVF (in vitro fertilisation) can be considerably reduced when...

Global Governance

IVF Study Shows One Embryo is Best

By Rebecca Brice, ABC News | 07.05.2012

Australian researchers have discovered that the rate of perinatal deaths in IVF (in vitro fertilisation) can be considerably reduced when...

Global Governance