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
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Three-Parent Embryos—A Slippery Slope?

By John D. Loike and Alan Kadish, The Scientist [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.14.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
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A Crispr Conundrum: How Cells Fend Off Gene Editing

By Carl Zimmer, The New York Times | 06.12.2018

Aggregated News

Technologies
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Does this dog look like a Saint Bernard? The questionable business of home DNA tests

By David Lazarus, The Los Angeles Times [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.12.2018

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Bioethics
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Who can access Ancestry companies' DNA database?

Media Coverage
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A serious new hurdle for CRISPR: Edited cells might cause cancer, two studies find

By Sharon Begley, Stat News | 06.11.2018

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Stem Cells
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Scientists Can Design ‘Better’ Babies. Should They?

By Clyde Haberman, The New York Times [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.10.2018

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction
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Has the age of the anonymous sperm donor ended?

By Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen | 06.09.2018

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction
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China Is Genetically Engineering Monkeys With Brain Disorders

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 06.08.2018

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Animal Biotechnologies