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
Chromosome being unwound

How Editing RNA—Not DNA—Could Cure Disease in the Future

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 03.15.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
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Male Infertility Most Common Reason For IVF Treatment, UK Audit Reveals

By Amy Packham, Huffington Post | 03.14.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
Josiah Zayner

No Self-Editing: Biohacker Josiah Zayner Can’t Stop Living Out Loud

By Alex Lash, Xconomy [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 03.13.2018

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Synthetic Biology
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Patients mobilize after malfunctions at fertility clinics damage thousands of eggs, embryos

By Amy Goldstein and Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post | 03.12.2018

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Technologies
Three cows grazing in grass

Farmland gene editors want cows without horns, pigs without tails, and business without regulations

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 03.12.2018

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Policies
Scientist pipetting into plate

We need to use gene editing wisely but also embrace its vast potential

By Mary Warnock, The Guardian | 03.11.2018

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Bioethics
Women operating machinery at a fertility clinic

Fertility clinic informs hundreds of patients their eggs may have been damaged

By Amy Goldstein , Washington Post | 03.11.2018

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Bioethics
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FDA Approved Breast Cancer DNA Test by 23andMe May do More Harm than Good

By Joyce Bichler, Breast Cancer Action | 03.07.2018

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Biotech & Pharma