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

Woman Sues FDA Over Right to Select Her Own Sperm Donor

By Meghan Neal, New York Daily News | 07.04.2012

A California woman is suing the federal government, arguing she should have the right to be artificially inseminated by a...

Genomics

Woman Sues FDA Over Right to Select Her Own Sperm Donor

By Meghan Neal, New York Daily News | 07.04.2012

A California woman is suing the federal government, arguing she should have the right to be artificially inseminated by a...

Genomics

Should People be Allowed To Sell Their Organs?

By Alice Park, Time / CNN | 07.03.2012
How much would it take for you to consider selling your bone marrow? A U.S. appeals court puts the price...
Stem Cells

Should People be Allowed To Sell Their Organs?

By Alice Park, Time / CNN | 07.03.2012
How much would it take for you to consider selling your bone marrow? A U.S. appeals court puts the price...
Stem Cells

How to Tell When A Drug Company Fibs About Clinical Trial Results

By Adam Feuerstein, The Street | 07.03.2012

Osiris Therapeutics "disappeared" important data when the company announced results Monday from a mid-stage study of its stem cell therapy...

Genomics

How to Tell When A Drug Company Fibs About Clinical Trial Results

By Adam Feuerstein, The Street | 07.03.2012

Osiris Therapeutics "disappeared" important data when the company announced results Monday from a mid-stage study of its stem cell therapy...

Genomics

Couples Use IVF to Pick Genes

By Julia Medew, The Age | 07.03.2012
FERTILE women with genes that predispose them to breast and ovarian cancers are using IVF treatment at two Melbourne clinics...
Genetic Selection

Couples Use IVF to Pick Genes

By Julia Medew, The Age | 07.03.2012
FERTILE women with genes that predispose them to breast and ovarian cancers are using IVF treatment at two Melbourne clinics...
Genetic Selection