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
Gloved hand on DNA sample

DNA Testing Can’t Tell Us Who We Really Are. It Can Tell the Cops.

By Max Read, Intelligencer | 10.17.2018

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Genomics

DNA Tests: Neither Destiny nor History

By Pete Shanks | 10.16.2018
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection
Padlock attached to a DNA strand on a blue background.

Elizabeth Warren and the Death of Genetic Privacy

By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg | 10.15.2018

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Genomics
Elizabeth Warren speaking at a podium

The First DNA Test as Political Stunt

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 10.15.2018

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Genomics
Four rows of all of the human chromosomes, labeled by number

Most White Americans’ DNA Can Be Identified Through Genealogy Databases

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 10.11.2018

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Genomics
Gloved hands putting pipet into test tubes

Supercharged crime-scene DNA analysis sparks privacy concerns

By Ewen Callaway, Nature | 10.11.2018

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Genomics

The Arts of Polling

By Pete Shanks | 10.10.2018
Biopolitical Times
U.S. Federal
Six steps of cell division

Global Human Embryonic Stem Cell Laws and Policies and Their Influence on Stem Cell Tourism

By Nishakanthi Gopalan et al., Biotechnology Law Report | 10.09.2018

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Stem Cells