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
Bright yellow fluorescent fish in water

Britons in favour of editing genes to correct inherited diseases

By Ian Sample, The Guardian | 03.07.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
A grainy, grayscale image showing the process of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). A slender needle tip touching the edge of an egg, held by pipette.

IVF to fix male infertility 'infringes human rights of women' argue scientists

By Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph | 03.06.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
7 bright yellow images of "x-shaped" chromosomes

23andMe Will Now Test for BRCA Breast-Cancer Genes

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 03.06.2018

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Biotech & Pharma
Dog

You Love Dogs? Then Don’t Clone Them

By Jessica Pierce, New York Times | 03.06.2018

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Animal Biotechnologies
DNA strand

CRISPR ‘gone wild’ has made stocks swoon, but studies show how to limit off-target editing

By Sharon Begley, Stat News | 03.05.2018

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
Lesbian couple holding hands and walking on the street

Should lesbian couples have access to mitochondrial replacement therapy?

By Michael Cook, BioEdge | 03.04.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
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The unwelcome revival of ‘race science’

By Gavin Evans, The Guardian | 03.02.2018

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Genomics
Three palm trees by the ocean in Southern California

Will California's $3 billion in stem cell spending pay off? First royalty check arrives

By David Jensen, The Sacramento Bee [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 03.01.2018

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Stem Cells