Articles and Commentary

Recent developments in bioengineering promise the possibility of new diagnostic and treatment strategies, novel industrial processes, and innovative approaches to thorny problems in fields such as nutrition, agriculture, and biomanufacturing. As modern genetics has matured and developed technologies of increasing...

What would it mean to embrace new gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR–Cas9 at the very moment white supremacy is, once again, on the rise?

Whenever I tell someone about my research on the ethical issues surrounding reproductive and genetic technologies—everything from assisted...

CRISPR, the powerful gene editing technique that enables the precise modification of genes, is revolutionizing medicine and biotechnology. It can be used to alter embryonic DNA, delay the aging process, treat cancer, and other diseases. 

But the high costs and...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has, for the first time, granted permission to a company to provide limited health information directly to consumers, bypassing the need for doctors or genetic counselors.

The company in question is 23andMe, a...

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws banning interracial marriage, but the issues involved in the case extended beyond its current popular understanding as a tribute to romance.

Interracial marriage is at a historic high. According...

As of this year, the creation of genetically engineered and enhanced future human beings is no longer a scientific hypothetical. It is a social justice challenge.

Human germline modification - that is, altering the genes of gametes or early-stage embryos...

News broke this week that the first “three-parent” baby had been born. But the untested and controversial nature of the procedure that created the child, and the end run around public policy that it entailed, raise many more questions than...