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

Scientists Precisely Edit DNA In Human Embryos To Fix A Disease Gene

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.02.2017

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

A human oocyte is held by a glass holding pipette (left). A beveled glass pipette containing an immobilized ejaculated spermatozoon is inserted through the zona pellucida and deep into the oolemma, creating a deep furrow. Once the membrane of the oocyte is penetrated, the sperm is deposited therein.

Scientists Are Shocked About How Easy It Is To Tweak Genes In Human Embryos

By Dan Vergano and Tom Chivers, BuzzFeed [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.02.2017

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Assisted Reproduction

A baby dressed in a shirt, diapers, and cap, floats mid-air.

A Future of Genetically Engineered Children Is Closer Than You’d Think

By Rowan Jacobsen, Mother Jones [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.01.2017

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

Gene Editing is Revolutionizing Medicine but Causing a Government Ethics Nightmare

By Jessica Firger, Newsweek | 08.01.2017

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

On Embryos and Spin

By George Estreich, Guest Contributor | 08.01.2017

Biopolitical Times

Society

A black mother holds two babies in her arms. the babies look curiously out the nearby window.

Will Healthcare Inequality Cause Genetic Diseases to Disproportionately Impact the Poor?

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 07.31.2017

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection

First Human Embryos Edited in U.S.

By Steve Connor, MIT Technology Review | 07.26.2017

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction

Three boxes of 23andMe kits stand upright in a line. Two of the boxes have been blurred, and one of them is centrally focused.

FDA gives DTC genetic tests a partial restart

By Pete Shanks, Medical Laboratory Observer | 07.25.2017

Aggregated News

Genomics