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China tightens its regulation of some human gene editing, labeling it ‘high-risk’

By Dennis Normile, Science | 02.28.2019

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In the wake of the shocking news that one of its scientists had produced genetically altered babies, the Chinese government this week issued draft regulations that would require national approval for clinical research involving gene editing and other “high-risk biomedical...

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The New, Invasive Ways Women Are Encouraged to Freeze Their Eggs

By Amanda Mull, The Atlantic | 03.04.2019

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One of the Instagram ads for Extend Fertility, a New York–based egg-freezing service for women, presents two images. First, there’s a hand with freshly manicured nails, followed by a sassy pink cartoon of a human egg with big eyes and...

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Genetically modifying future children isn’t just wrong. It would harm all of us

By Marcy Darnovsky, The Guardian | 07.17.2018

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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has taken what it clearly regards as a brave new step: it has openly...

Human Genetic Modification

Designer babies aren’t futuristic. They’re already here.

By Laura Hercher, MIT Technology Review | 10.22.2018

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At first, Matthew assumed the weakness in his knee was the sort of orthopedic nuisance that happens when you turn...

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Dani Shapiro’s 'Inheritance' and the Consequences of Genetic Ancestry Testing

By Gina Maranto, Guest Columnist | 04.19.2019
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Two 23andMe at-home DNA testing kits

Don’t Count on 23andMe to Detect Most Breast Cancer Risks, Study Warns

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 04.16.2019

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Gene-Edited Babies: What a Chinese Scientist Told an American Mentor

By Pam Belluck, The New York Times | 04.14.2019

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Process of IVF--blue egg being injected on blue background

IVF Industry Trade Group Uses Advocacy Non-Profit to Push Money-Making Agenda

By Editor, ReproTech Truths | 04.10.2019

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Assisted Reproduction
Black and white depiction of evolution, from primates to humans

Chinese scientists have put human brain genes in monkeys—and yes, they may be smarter

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.10.2019

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Two 23andMe at-home DNA testing kits

We Tried To Find 10 BuzzFeed Employees Just Like Cops Did For The Golden State Killer

By Peter Aldhous, Buzzfeed | 04.09.2019

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Stem cell injection needle

FDA, New York Attorney General Go After Stem Cell Clinics

By Chia-Yi Hou, The Scientist | 04.08.2019

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Prenatal Testing Can Ease Minds Or Heighten Anxieties

By Lesley McClurg, National Public Radio | 04.08.2019

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