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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...

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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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Adoption and Sperm and Egg Donations Are No Longer Anonymous

By Ellen Matloff, Forbes | 04.07.2019

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Gene Therapy Was Hailed as a Revolution. Then Came the Bill

By James Paton, Bloomberg | 04.06.2019

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Introducing the World’s First Gene-Edited Lizard

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 04.05.2019

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The engineering of living organisms could soon start changing everything

By Technology Quarterly, The Economist | 04.04.2019

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Genetics and Privacy: Part 2

By Pete Shanks | 04.04.2019
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Genetics and Privacy: Part 1

By Pete Shanks | 04.04.2019
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The Risky Business of Embryo Selection

By Julianna LeMieux, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 04.01.2019

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The Myth of Fingerprints

By Clive Thompson, Smithsonian | 04.01.2019

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