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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You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You Don’t.

By Carl Zimmer, New York Times | 01.25.2018

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Other Countries

Scientific breakthrough: Chinese scientists clone 2 female monkeys

By Jim Axelrod, CBS News [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.24.2018

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Animal Biotechnologies

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Chinese Scientists Clone Monkeys Using Method That Created Dolly The Sheep

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.24.2018

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Animal Biotechnologies

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DARPA wants to build an image search engine out of DNA

By Megan Molteni, Wired | 01.24.2018

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U.S. Federal

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In the Internet Age, Is Sperm and Egg Donation Ever Truly Anonymous?

By Lindsay King-Miller, Rewire | 01.24.2018

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Genomics

First monkeys, and then us? Human cloning must stay off limits

By Marcy Darnovsky, New Scientist | 01.24.2018

CGS-authored

Animal Biotechnologies

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Here's What Five Couples Spent To Have A Child

By Doree Shafrir, Buzzfeed | 01.23.2018

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction

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Scientists Don't Fear a New Crispr Snag

By Faye Flam, Bloomberg | 01.23.2018

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Human Genetic Modification