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Disability Rights and Heritable Genome Editing: Resources for Teaching and Learning

By Center for Genetics and Society | 07.19.2019
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Disability rights advocates have been among the earliest and most vocal critics of human germline editing. Many thinkers and writers in this area highlight how a technology that enables the selection of “good” genes and “normal” traits can devalue the bodies and ultimately the lives of people with disabilities.
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China approves ethics advisory group after CRISPR-babies scandal

By Hepeng Jia , Nature | 08.08.2019

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China will establish a national committee to advise the government on research-ethics regulations. The decision comes less than a year after a Chinese scientist sparked an international outcry over claims that he had created the world’s first genome-edited babies.

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What Is Transhumanism and Why Do People Associate It With Eugenics?

By Aditi Murti , The Swaddle | 08.07.2019

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The New York Times recently reported that financier and recently-arrested sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein apparently believes in a philosophical strain called transhumanism.
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What Ever Happened to the Mysterious Nobel Prize Sperm Bank?

By Anna Silman, The Cut | 08.01.2019

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Yesterday, the New York Times published a story about alleged sex trafficker and cartoon villain Jeffrey Epstein’s plan to...

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California Shouldn't Expand the Market for Women's Eggs

By Lisa Ikemoto and Diane Tober, San Francisco Chronicle | 09.12.2019

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New Google Policy Bars Ads for Unproven Stem Cell Therapies

By William Wan and Laurie McGinley, The Washington Post | 09.06.2019

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Gene Editing’s Extra DNA Problem: Déjà Vu All Over Again

By Belinda Martineau, Biotech Salon | 09.06.2019

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Dr. Stuart Newman: “It Seems to Me That We Are Headed for A Techno-Eugenic Future”

By Mohsen Abdelmoumen, American Herald Tribune | 09.05.2019

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His Cat’s Death Left Him Heartbroken. So He Cloned It.

By Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times | 09.04.2019

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Biohackers are Pirating a Cheap Version of a Million-dollar Gene Therapy

By Alex Pearlman, MIT Technology Review | 08.30.2019

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The Trump Administration Wants to Start DNA Testing Undocumented Immigrants in Government Custody

By Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News | 08.29.2019

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"I'm deeply concerned about how the United States treats egg donors"

By Alison Motluk, HeyReprotech! | 08.27.2019

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