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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 Osagie K. Obasagie, The American Prospect | 11.17.2011
In 2010, Rebecca Skloot published The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a New York Times bestseller about a poor...
By Stephanie O'Neill, The Madeleine Brand Show | 11.16.2011
Stem cell research is expensive. But advocates say it will one day yield cures that could save Americans billions in...
By Stephanie O'Neill, The Madeleine Brand Show | 11.16.2011
Stem cell research is expensive. But advocates say it will one day yield cures that could save Americans billions in...
By Pete Shanks
| 11.16.2011
Geron has quit on embryonic stem cells. The company is abandoning its world-leading clinical trial, aimed at using stem cells...
By Stephanie O'Neill, KPCC Southern California Public Radio | 11.16.2011
Stem cell therapies may one day provide cures for spinal chord injuries, heart damage and other serious medical conditions. For...
By Stephanie O'Neill, KPCC Southern California Public Radio | 11.16.2011
Stem cell therapies may one day provide cures for spinal chord injuries, heart damage and other serious medical conditions. For...
By Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune | 11.16.2011
The two-year-old case has pitted the genetic-privacy rights of families against science designed to advance public health and has put...
By Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune | 11.16.2011
The two-year-old case has pitted the genetic-privacy rights of families against science designed to advance public health and has put...