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

23andMe Will Add Weight-Loss Advice to Its DNA-Testing Services

By Kristen V. Brown, Bloomberg | 01.08.2019

Aggregated News

Genomics

The Right to Design Babies? Human Rights and Bioethics

By Roberto Andorno and Alicia Ely Yamin, Open Global Rights | 01.08.2019

Aggregated News

Genomics

Person coming out of double helix DNA strand

Is Our Future Really Written in Our Genes?

By Kevin Mitchell, Scientific American | 01.07.2019

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection

Biopolitical News of 2018

By Pete Shanks | 01.06.2019

Biopolitical Times

Policies

Blue strand of double helix DNA on black background

It’s the End of the Gene As We Know It

By Ken Richardson, Nautilus | 01.03.2019

Aggregated News

Society

Baby DNA tests raise as many questions as answers

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post | 01.03.2019

Aggregated News

Genomics

Human genome editing: ask whether, not how

By J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Nature | 01.02.2019

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

From sex selection to surrogates, American IVF clinics provide services outlawed elsewhere

By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post | 12.31.2018

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction