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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A DNA App Store Is Here, but Proceed with Caution

By Emily Mullin, MIT Technology Review | 07.24.2017

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Bioethics
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The uncertain future of genetic testing

By Carrie Arnold, Mosaic Science | 07.18.2017

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Biotech & Pharma

The CSI Effect: How TV shapes DNA forensics in the courtroom

By Jonathan Chernoguz | 07.18.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society

"Woolly" is a Relentlessly Optimistic Book about De-Extinction

By Pete Shanks | 07.18.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society
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Is Gene Editing Out of Control?

By The Inquiry, BBC [features Marcy Darnovsky] | 07.16.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
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Scientists Push Back Against Booming Genetic Pseudoscience Market

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 07.14.2017

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Genomics
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Who needs film when you can store a movie in bacteria DNA?

By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times | 07.13.2017

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Genomics
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The Brave New World of Gene Editing

By Matthew Cobb, New York Review of Books | 07.13.2017

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Bioethics