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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 Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune | 04.05.2011
An attorney for the U.S. government has asked a trio of appellate judges to imagine a magic microscope that would...
By Tessa Muggeridge, The Tucson Sentinel | 03.31.2011
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law a bill that makes Arizona the first state to ban abortions based on...
By Diksha Sahni, The Wall Street Journal Blog | 03.31.2011
India’s early numbers for census 2011 released Thursday put the attention back on the India’s increasing population numbers and put...
By Jennifer Ludden and Marisa Penaloza, NPR | 03.30.2011
Twins, once a rarity to marvel over, are now a common part of American culture, thanks in large part to...
By Gina Maranto, Biopolitical Times guest contributor
| 03.30.2011
Is each of us morally obligated to volunteer as a subject for biomedical research? Are we blameworthy if we don't...
By Alistair Driver, Farmers Guardian | 03.29.2011
The EU Parliament and the Council of Ministers had one final chance to reach agreement on updating the Novel Foods...
By Sean O'Neill and Steve Bird, The Australian | 03.26.2011
As Delroy Grant, 53, was convicted yesterday of 29 counts of rape, sexual assault and burglary, the Metropolitan Police said...
By Maria Danilova, The San Diego Union-Tribune | 03.24.2011
A French family has been detained for trying to hide their two surrogate infants under a mattress in their van...