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By Katherine Drabiak, Journal of Medical Ethics Forum | 08.07.2025
Adapted from Mitochondrial DNA at
National Human Genome Research Institute
Recently, media outlets around the world have been reporting on...
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...
By Catherine Lacey, The Atlantic | 04.04.2012
A few years ago, a woman I've never met had my child, but that's not exactly true; she had our...
By Jane Hughes, BBC News | 04.04.2012
The UK fertility regulator is seeking to reduce the taboo around egg and sperm donation.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology...
By Steven T. Jones, San Francisco Bay Guardian | 04.03.2012
When Richmond was selected as the site for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's huge second campus in January, city officials and...
By Gina Kolata, New York Times | 04.02.2012
If every aspect of a person’s DNA is known, would it be possible to predict the diseases in that person’s...
By Lee Howard, The Day | 04.01.2012
Former Pfizer Inc. molecular biologist Becky McClain calls herself a "reluctant activist" now that she has become a national spokeswoman...
By Paul Peachey, The Independent | 03.31.2012
The major blunder that sent detectives on the Gareth Williams inquiry down a blind alley for more than a year...
By Tom Blackwell, National Post | 03.30.2012
It has triggered a boom in risky multiple births, created a generation of children with anonymous sperm-donor parents and spawned...
By Angela Saini, Science | 03.29.2012
The UK Biobank, a repository containing samples and health data from half a million people, is finally open for business...