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
Chinese flag blowing in the wind

Chinese Sperm Bank Seeks Donors. Only Good Communists Need Apply.

By Javier Hernandez, The New York Times | 04.11.2018

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection
Burnt orange colored monkey swinging through the trees in central america

CRISPR trials are about to begin in people—but we still don’t know how well it works in monkeys

By Emily Mullin, MIT Technology Review | 04.11.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
dragon

Is the World Ready for Synthetic People?

By David Ewing Duncan, Neo.life | 04.05.2018

Aggregated News

Synthetic Biology
4 open micro-centrifuge tubes being filled by pipet with DNA.

Home Genetic Tests May Be Riddled With Errors, And Companies Aren’t Keeping Track

By Anna Almendrala, Huffington Post | 04.03.2018

Aggregated News

Media Coverage
Arrow hitting target

A Flawed Study Shows How Little We Understand Crispr's Effects

By Megan Molteni, Wired | 04.02.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
A pair of white baby size shoes on top of a white calendar with the words "Due Date" circled in blue pen.

Paying surrogates, sperm and egg donors goes against Canadian values

By Françoise Baylis and Alana Cattapan, The Conversation | 04.02.2018

Aggregated News

Policies
Strand of yellow DNA with two wrenches unscrewing bolts on the DNA with the word "CRISPr" on it

THE CODE: The Code is a three-part video series investigating the roots of today’s most promising genetic technologies

By Text: Sharon Begley Video: Retro Report, STAT | 04.02.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
A mannequin of a human with DNA nucleotides (A, G, T, C) sequenced across it's body.

Race, Genetics and a Controversy

By Alan Goodman, Marcy Darnovsky, et. al., New York Times | 04.02.2018

CGS-authored

Perspectives