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

Book Review: CRISPR People

By Gina Maranto, Guest Contributor | 06.04.2021
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection
Cover of journal

Which lives matter in reproductive biomedicine?

By Camisha Russell, Reproductive Biomedicine & Society | 06.02.2021

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Assisted Reproduction
A person in a white lab coat pipettes liquid into test tubes

Preparing For The Next Generation of Ethical Challenges Concerning Heritable Human Genome Editing

By Robert Klitzman, Bioethics.net | 06.02.2021

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Human Genetic Modification
a test tube a strand of dna and people all together on a blue background

Newer methods may boost gene therapy’s use for more diseases

By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press | 06.01.2021

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Human Genetic Modification
Blue DNA strand

Researchers claim they have sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts

By Matthew Herper, STAT | 06.01.2021

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Genomics

The Brave New World: Should we tread down the path to human germline editing?

By Sheetal Soni, South African Journal of Bioethics and Law | 06.01.2021

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Human Genetic Modification
Police Searching a database on a laptop

Two New Laws Restrict Police Use of DNA Search Method

By Virginia Hughes, The New York Times | 05.31.2021

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Policies
Plastic models of various stages of embryonic development

Stem cell research community drops 14-day limit on human embryo research

By Françoise Baylis, The Conversation | 05.27.2021

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Synthetic Biology