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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 Marimer Matos, Courthouse News Service | 04.14.2011
Three groups conspired to fix prices for human egg donors and "reap anti-competitive profits for themselves," a donor says...
By Nilanjana S. Roy, The New York Times | 04.13.2011
The figures tell an old and cruel story: the systematic elimination of girls in India. In the 2001 census, the...
By Solomon Times , Solomon Times | 04.11.2011
The patent application was launched by US based lawyers on behalf of Taiwanese scientist, Dr Ko Ying-Chin.
According to the...
By Marcus Wohlsen, Salon | 04.09.2011
This article is excerpted from Marcus Wohlsen's new book, "Biopunk."
The most disruptive force on the planet resides in DNA...
The most disruptive force on the planet resides in DNA...
By Eric Hoffman and Jaydee Hanson, Biopolitical Times guest contributors
| 04.07.2011
A three-judge federal appeals court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could decide the future of human gene...
By The Connexion, The Connexion | 04.07.2011
Top appeal court the Cour de Cassation has decided that a French couple’s twins born in America to a surrogate...
By Kim Tae-Jong, The Korea Times | 04.06.2011
Labor unions denounce the prosecution’s move to collect DNA samples of unionists found guilty of violence during strikes.
The criticism...
The criticism...
By James Meikle, The Guardian (UK) | 04.06.2011
Government advisers have endorsed the idea of a national pre-pregnancy screening programme for couples who want to know whether they...