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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FBI raids offices of lab that pays doctors to promote genetic tests

By Charles Piller, STAT | 06.08.2017

Aggregated News

U.S. Federal
A wall displays letters " ATCG" in various colors.

CRISPR DNA Editing Can Cause Hundreds of Off-Target Mutations

By Dave Roos, Seeker [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.06.2017

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Bioethics
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The dangers of mail-in genetic testing

By Daniel Munro, Maclean's | 06.05.2017

Aggregated News

Biotech & Pharma
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My Daughter Is a Person; Her Frozen Embryo ‘Possiblings’ Aren’t

By Lindsay King-Miller, Rewire | 06.02.2017

Aggregated News

LGBTQI

Questions about CRISPR Accuracy

By Pete Shanks | 06.02.2017
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
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Fixing genes won’t fix us

By Jim Kozubek, Boston Globe | 06.01.2017

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification
A pregnant woman of color sits at a bench and table, looking down. Behind her, there is a lake and a tree trunk.

3 ways to address the problems with IVF

By Bernice Yeung and Jonathan Jones, Reveal News | 06.01.2017

Aggregated News

U.S. Federal
Surrounded by a darkened vignette, a doctor stands looking down towards the camera against two overhead lights. It is as if the camera or viewer is undergoing surgery.

When pregnancy dreams become IVF nightmares

By Bernice Yeung and Jonathan Jones, Reveal News | 06.01.2017

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction