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

Aggregated News

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
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WHO to Create Global Advisory Panel on Human Gene Editing

By Marcia Frellick, Medscape [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 12.18.2018

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Genetic Selection
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He Jiankui’s Genetic Misadventure, Part 2: How Different Are Chinese and Western Bioethics?

By Jing-Bao Nie, Neil Pickering, Hastings Bioethics Forum | 12.13.2018

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Genomics
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Scientists Say Gene-Edited Babies Claim Is 'Wake-Up Call' For World

By Rob Stein, NPR [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 12.13.2018

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Genomics
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A genetically augmented future

By Ellen Wright Clayton, Nature | 12.12.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
A string of DNA.

Baby Gene Edits Could Affect a Range of Traits

By David Cyranoski, Scientific American | 12.12.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
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Years before CRISPR babies, this man was the first to edit human embryos

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 12.11.2018

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Animal Biotechnologies
An embryo.

Jiankui He: A Sorry Tale of High-Stakes Science

By Landon J. Getz, Graham Dellaire, Francoise Baylis, Hastings Bioethics Forum | 12.10.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
Man running outside.

Just thinking you have poor endurance genes changes your body

By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 12.10.2018

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Genomics