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

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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

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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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Urgent Need for an International Declaration to End Cross-Border Surrogacy

By Olinda Timms, The Wire | 02.03.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
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Cracks in the code: Why mapping your DNA may be less reliable than you think

By Carolyn Abraham, The Globe and Mail | 02.03.2018

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Other Countries
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The Inconvenient History of IVF

By Pete Shanks, Medium | 02.02.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
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UK doctors select first women to have ‘three-person babies’

By Ian Sample, The Guardian | 02.01.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
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The doctor responsible for gene therapy’s greatest setback is sounding a new alarm

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 01.31.2018

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Biotech & Pharma

Pop Culture and Policy: Can Works of Art Shed Insight on Synthetic Embryos?

By Katayoun Chamany, Pop A.R.T. Guest Columnist | 01.30.2018
Biopolitical Times
Stem Cells
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The struggle to conceive with frozen eggs

By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post | 01.27.2018

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Bioethics
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Same-Sex Couples Sue U.S. Government For Kids' Citizenship

By Leila Fadel, NPR | 01.26.2018

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Genomics