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

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Seattle fertility doctor says twins are trending, and that's risky

By Gabe Cohen, KOMO News | 03.17.2017

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Arts & Culture

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Making US workers pass genetic test data to employers is wrong

By Martina Cornel, New Scientist | 03.17.2017

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Biopolitics

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British Scientists Get Approval to Create Babies Using DNA from 3 People

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press | 03.16.2017

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Assisted Reproduction

Backyard gene editing risks creating a monster

By Editorial, New Scientist | 03.15.2017

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Human Genetic Modification

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Sex selection leads to dangerous gender imbalance; new programme to tackle root causes

By United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Population Fund | 03.15.2017

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Civil Society

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Patients Lose Sight After Stem Cells Are Injected Into Their Eyes

By Denise Grady, New York Times | 03.15.2017

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Disability Rights

The Crazy Plan to Restore a Woman's Fertility—and Defy the Limits of Nature

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 03.15.2017

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

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Engineering Consensus in the Development of Genome Editing Policy

By Katherine Drabiak, The Hastings Center | 03.14.2017

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Bioethics