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

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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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Choosing Life With Down Syndrome

By Ruth Graham, Slate | 05.31.2018

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U.S. States
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DNA-testing companies say they can pinpoint your ethnicity. Can they?

By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Bureau [Cites CGS' Leah Lowthorp] | 05.31.2018

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Racial Justice
A purple-gloved hand inserts a piece of paper into a machine to extract DNA from the swab.

DNA donors must demand stronger protection for genetic privacy

By Mason Marks and Tiffany Li, Stat News | 05.30.2018

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Genomics
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Is DNA testing telling us more than we want to know? The untold story of Ancestry.com

By Erica Evans, Deseret News [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.30.2018

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Bioethics

The FDA Takes on Quack Stem Cell Clinics

By Pete Shanks | 05.29.2018
Biopolitical Times
U.S. Federal
Rows of students wearing blue school uniforms sit at desks and take notes.

Genetic Intelligence Tests Are Next to Worthless

By Carl Zimmer, The Atlantic | 05.29.2018

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Eugenics
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Ancestry wants your spit, your DNA and your trust. Should you give them all three?

By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC Bureau [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.29.2018

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Genomics
A close up photograph of a male Japanese baby lying down on a bed in pajamas with eyes closed.

No country resorts to IVF more than Japan—or has less success

By The Economist, The Economist | 05.26.2018

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