Technologies

Will Putin Prevent Rebrikov from Attempting Heritable Genome Editing?

By Pete Shanks | 10.08.2019
Biopolitical Times
The Russian molecular biologist who wants to edit the genomes of human embryos is getting impatient with authorities who won't yet let him go ahead.
Policies

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

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The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.
Genomics

'Rapid DNA' Promises Breakthroughs in Solving Crimes. So Why Does It Face a Backlash?

By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times | 09.25.2019

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As applications of advancing DNA forensics continue to become more accessible, some worry that police may misuse this technology.
Genomics

Despite Calls for a Moratorium, More ‘Three-Parent’ Babies Expected Soon

By Emily Mullin, One Zero | 09.16.2019

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At least 10 babies have been born to apparently infertile women as a result of a controversial in vitro fertilization...

Assisted Reproduction
Henrietta Lacks

How making a COVID-19 vaccine confronts thorny ethical issues

By Bethany Brookshire, ScienceNews | 07.07.2020

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Society
Police in China

What’s happening in Xinjiang is genocide

By Editorial Board, Washington Post | 07.06.2020

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Other Countries
DNA testing

Pregnant Women Have Received False Results From This DNA Paternity Test

By Peter Aldhous, Buzzfeed News | 07.05.2020

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Genomics
Mosquito

NGOs call for moratorium on controversial ‘gene drive organisms’

By Natasha Foote, EURACTIV.com | 07.03.2020

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Animal Biotechnologies
Uighur Muslims

China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization

By AP, Associated Press | 06.28.2020

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Other Countries
Freezing

In China, single women are banned from freezing their eggs. Now one woman is fighting for change

By Cecily Huang, ABC [Australia] | 06.27.2020

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Assisted Reproduction
Forensic DNA

A DNA Mix-Up Involving a Washing Machine Kept a Man in Jail for 3 Years

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 06.26.2020

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Genetic Selection
A pencil eraser on DNA

Two patients die in now-halted study of Audentes gene therapy

By Ben Fidler, BioPharma Dive | 06.26.2020

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Human Genetic Modification