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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China moves to expand DNA testing in Muslim region

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press | 05.16.2017

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Other Countries
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Can DNA Evidence Be Too Convincing? An Acquitted Man Thinks So

By Eli Rosenberg, New York Times | 05.16.2017

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Biopolitics
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Scientists Dismayed as Texas Leans into Unproved Stem Cell Treatments

By Andrew Joseph, STAT | 05.16.2017

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Stem Cells
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Babies From Skin Cells? Prospect Is Unsettling to Some Experts

By Tamar Lewin, New York Times | 05.16.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
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Insurers help make genetic testing widely available

By Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle | 05.15.2017

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Genomics
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There's no such thing as a 'pure' European—or anyone else

By Ann Gibbons, Science Magazine | 05.15.2017

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Genomics
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New Gene Tests Pose a Threat to Insurers

By Gina Kolata, New York Times | 05.12.2017

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Genomics
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A Decade Later, a Patient Finds Out Her Genetic Test Was Wrong

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 05.11.2017

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Genomics