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

Aggregated News

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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Another gene-edited baby may be on the way, scientist says

By Marilynn Marchione, AP News | 11.28.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
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Who can afford to get pregnant? IVF 'baby scholarships' raise a class issue

By Anna Louie Sussman, The Guardian | 11.28.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
Newborn baby lying on white towel

Scientist's Claim of Genetically-Edited Babies Renews Ethics Concerns

By Michael Krasny, KQED [features CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 11.28.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

Civil society statement to the organizers of the “Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing”

11.28.2018
Human Genetic Modification
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Scientist Who CRISPR’d Babies Bucked his Own Ethics Policy

By Megan Molteni, Wired | 11.27.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
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Rogue Chinese CRISPR scientist cited US report as his green light

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 11.27.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
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Editing Babies? We Need to Learn a Lot More First

By Eric J. Topol, The New York Times | 11.27.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
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Gene-edited babies: no one has the moral warrant to go it alone

By Katie Hasson and Marcy Darnovsky, The Guardian | 11.27.2018

CGS-authored

Human Genetic Modification