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
Microsopic image of fertilized egg.

A Closer Look at the Human Gene Editing Lab

By Karla Lant, Futurism [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.21.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
Against a black background, golden numbers and tick marks suggesting a clock, spiral into the center.

Will CRISPR fears fade with familiarity?

By Patricia Stapleton, The Conversation | 08.21.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Microscopic image of sperm is injected directly into an egg

Exclusive: Inside The Lab Where Scientists Are Editing DNA In Human Embryos

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.18.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
A cotton swab rests on a container.

White nationalists are flocking to genetic ancestry tests. Some don’t like what they find

By Eric Boodman, STAT | 08.16.2017

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Genomics
Bird's eye view of an adult with slender features working, using a laptop, and notebook and surrounded by coffee, plant and candle on a wooden desk.

How egg-freezing is keeping more women in the tech industry: The inside story

By Alison DeNisco, Tech Republic [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.15.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
Spotlighted against a black shadowy background is a blue DNA model projected by an upside down shaped pyramid hologram

CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Embryo Research

By Brendan P. Foht, Foreign Affairs [cites CGS] | 08.14.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
two people in lab coats edit a strand of DNA

Please don't edit me out

By Rebecca Cokley, The Washington Post | 08.10.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
DNA gel being held on a clear glass tray by a gloved technician.

Sessions’ New Forensic Science Adviser Has a History of Opposing Pro-Science Reforms

By Pema Levy, Mother Jones | 08.10.2017

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Biopolitics