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

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

Regulating forensic genetic genealogy

By Natalie Ram, Erin E. Murphy, and Sonia M. Suter, Science | 09.24.2021

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U.S. Federal
Science article on eugenics 1921

A cautionary history of eugenics

By Adam Rutherford, Science | 09.24.2021

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Society
Cover of "The Genetic Lottery" by Kathryn Page Harden

Biology Meets Public Policy

By Aaron Panofsky, Science | 09.24.2021

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Genomics
photo of Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes moved ahead with Walgreens rollout despite internal concerns, former Theranos scientist testifies

By Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN Business | 09.23.2021

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U.S. Federal
Arched gothic entrance to Royal Court of Justice in London

Woman with Down syndrome loses UK abortion law challenge

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press | 09.23.2021

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Policies
Lab grown meat in a petri dish

Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable. The science tells a different story.

By Joe Fassler, The Counter | 09.22.2021

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Synthetic Biology
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What Does Global Health Justice Look Like With a Seven-Figure Drug?

By Kevin Doxzen and Diana M. Bowman, Slate | 09.22.2021

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Stem Cells
A neon sign showing the outline of a brain within a head in profile

If I Could Use Gene Therapy to Cure My Manic-Depression, I Don’t Know Whether I Would

By Tana Wojczuk, Slate | 09.21.2021

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Human Genetic Modification