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
A white woman is wrapped in Lottery scratchers, with a big smile.

Baby-Making by Lottery

By Gina Bellafante, New York Times | 04.27.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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Emergency Hysterectomy for Teenage Victim of Illegal Egg Harvest

By Wang Lianzhang, Sixth Tone | 04.27.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
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Skepticism About Biotechnology Isn’t Anti-Science

By Tess Doezema, Slate | 04.26.2017

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U.S. Federal
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Why Thousands Of Women Might Be Getting Unnecessary Mastectomies

By Tracy Middleton, Women's Health magazine | 04.24.2017

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Genomics
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Mitochondrial replacement techniques, Mexico and the legal unknowns

By César Palacios-González, BioNews | 04.24.2017

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Media Coverage

Who Knew Synthetic Biology Was So Hard?

By Pete Shanks | 04.22.2017
Biopolitical Times
Biotech & Pharma
A kitchen frying pan holds several cut up mushrooms.

The U.S. Regulations for Biotechnology Are Woefully Out of Date

By Brooke Borel, Slate | 04.21.2017

Aggregated News

Synthetic Biology

23andWho? Questions Cloud Partial Relaunch

By Pete Shanks | 04.21.2017
Biopolitical Times
Genomics