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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Genetic Testing Kits: Unprecedented Privacy Risks

By Sarah Russo, The Technoskeptic [Cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 08.01.2018

Aggregated News

U.S. Federal
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Britain’s Dangerous Lapse in Medical Ethics

By Donna Dickenson, Project Syndicate | 07.31.2018

Aggregated News

Policies
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Our Assembly-Line Future?

By Stuart A. Newman, Counterpunch | 07.31.2018

Aggregated News

Other Countries
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Ancestry, 23andMe and others say they will follow these rules when giving DNA data to businesses or police

By Tony Romm and Drew Harwell, Washington Post | 07.31.2018

Aggregated News

Genomics
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3 biological parents, 1 child, and an international controversy

By Radhika Viswanathan, Vox [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 07.28.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
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Communities Raise Their Voices on Genetic Engineering

By Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal | 07.27.2018

Aggregated News

Perspectives
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As the dark side of IVF slowly comes into focus, even more transparency is needed

By Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, Stat | 07.27.2018

Aggregated News

Perspectives

Genes for Success? Not Exactly

By Pete Shanks | 07.27.2018
Biopolitical Times
Society