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
A hand in latex gloves holds a row of small plastic tubes between thumb and index finger

DNA Data From 100 Crime Scenes Has Been Uploaded To A Genealogy Website — Just Like The Golden State Killer

By Peter Aldhous, Buzzfeed | 05.17.2018

Aggregated News

Technologies

“All of Us” Launched

By Pete Shanks | 05.16.2018
Biopolitical Times
U.S. Federal
1A Radio Show Logo

Why More Women Are Going For The Big Freeze

Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
Close up of the feet of a newborn baby laying on a white bed in a hospital. The baby has a hospital tag around its right ankle.

California Newborn DNA Database Shocks Parents

By CBS Sacramento, CBS News | 05.14.2018

Aggregated News

U.S. States
the contents of a 23 and Me test kit: test tube with funnel and two white caps in a white and green box

Recreational ancestry DNA testing may reveal more than consumers bargained for

By Catharine Wang, The Conversation | 05.14.2018

Aggregated News

Technologies
A pair of hands holds a small dish filled with gel, out of focus, hand-labeled jars on the table

As D.I.Y. Gene Editing Gains Popularity, ‘Someone Is Going to Get Hurt’

By Emily Baumgaertner, The New York Times | 05.14.2018

Aggregated News

U.S. Federal
Oocyte with zona pellucida

This fertility doctor is pushing the boundaries of human reproduction, with little regulation

By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 05.14.2018

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction
Black and white photo of a pregnant abdomen

The politics of assisted reproduction, explained

By Erin Heidt-Forsythe and Heather Silber Mohamed, The Washington Post | 05.13.2018

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction