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

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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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Crackdown on the IVF cowboys after probe reveals financial incentives to entice women into giving away eggs

By Paul Bentley, Sara Smyth, Katherine Faulkner , Daily Mail Investigations Unit | 09.12.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
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French government pledges to legalise assisted reproduction by 2018

By Brian Love, Reuters | 09.12.2017

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LGBTQI
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Legal Aid Society slams state’s familial DNA testing proposal as abuse of power

By Graham Rayman, New York Daily News | 09.12.2017

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Genomics
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23andMe Is Mining Your DNA For The Next Big Drug. It Just Raised $250 Million

By Stephanie M. Lee, BuzzFeed | 09.12.2017

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Genomics
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New Gene-Therapy Treatments Will Carry Whopping Price Tags

By Gina Kolata, New York Times | 09.11.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
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23andMe’s second act sits squarely in drug research and development

By Sarah Buhr, Tech Crunch | 09.09.2017

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Genomics
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Biopower in the Era of Biotech

By Jim Kozubek, Los Angeles Review of Books [cites CGS] | 09.07.2017

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Biotech & Pharma

How the Planet Hospital Case Offers a Nuanced Glimpse into Transnational Surrogacy

By Kayla Tolentino | 09.06.2017
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction