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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 Alok Jha, The Observer (UK) | 03.13.2011
It is unclear at exactly what point the phrase "stem cell" entered the vernacular, one of very few scientific terms...
By David Derbyshire, The Daily Mail | 03.12.2011
The first baby with three biological parents could be conceived next year after the Government announced a major review of ...
By Matthew D'Arcy, publicservice.co.uk | 03.11.2011
A deal signed under Tony Blair's government to help the United Arab Emirates build a DNA database of its entire...
By Ron Leuty, San Francisco Business Times | 03.09.2011
The board overseeing California’s stem cell research funding agency should redefine the role of its chairman and “let the management...
By Times of India, The Times of India [Nepal] | 03.08.2011
Almost nine years after India's Supreme Court gave the legal nod to commercial surrogacy, the issue has finally surfaced in...
By Lindsey Tanner, Salon | 03.08.2011
Was your kid born to be an elite athlete? Marketers of genetic tests claim the answer is in mail-order kits...
By Andrew Zajac, The Seattle Times | 03.08.2011
Members of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel convened to consider new government regulation of genetic testing offered directly...
By Amy Corderoy, The Sydney Morning Herald | 03.08.2011
A leading IVF clinic is helping clients choose the sex of their baby by sending them to an overseas clinic...