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 
is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Society

Human Genetics Commission Publish Final Report

By Rebecca Hill, BioNews | 06.07.2012
The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) has published its final report, which marks the end of its 12 years as an...
Media Coverage

How Our Genetic Maps Are Being Sold to the Highest Bidder

By Patricia J. Williams, The Nation | 06.06.2012
Who owns our bodies? One of the weirder cases exploring this bioethical question involved South Carolinian John Wood, whose leg...
Patents & Other IP

DNA Blueprint for Fetus Built Using Tests of Parents

By Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 06.06.2012

For the first time, researchers have determined virtually the entire genome of a fetus using only a blood sample from...

Genetic Selection

UW Researchers Map DNA of Fetus from Mom's Blood

By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times | 06.06.2012

Researchers at the University of Washington have assembled the first comprehensive genetic map of an unborn child — a development...

Genomics

Ancestry Testing Goes for Pinpoint Accuracy

By Ewen Callaway, Nature | 06.06.2012
Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State and national security adviser, ought to be a tough woman to surprise. Yet...
Bioethics

How Our Genetic Maps Are Being Sold to the Highest Bidder

By Patricia J. Williams, The Nation | 06.06.2012
Who owns our bodies? One of the weirder cases exploring this bioethical question involved South Carolinian John Wood, whose leg...
Patents & Other IP

DNA Blueprint for Fetus Built Using Tests of Parents

By Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 06.06.2012

For the first time, researchers have determined virtually the entire genome of a fetus using only a blood sample from...

Genetic Selection

UW Researchers Map DNA of Fetus from Mom's Blood

By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times | 06.06.2012

Researchers at the University of Washington have assembled the first comprehensive genetic map of an unborn child — a development...

Genomics