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
Close-up of a gloved hand gently picking up a petri dish, filled of cell culture.

Scientists Have Created the First Artificial Embryo Without Using an Egg or Sperm

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 03.07.2017

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction
Two young children mirror each other in communicating through American Sign Language (possibly signing gum or candy).

Gene Therapy: A Threat To The Deaf Community?

By Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Impact Ethics | 03.02.2017

Aggregated News

Bioethics
A feminine figure is sitting, holding a clock between her arms. The figure herself is out of focus.

Egg Freezing for Millennials: The Latest Start-up Trend

By Angelina Chapin, New York Magazine [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 02.28.2017

Aggregated News

Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
Five illustrated sperm cells "swim" toward the upper left corner.

Regulating the donor-conception industry in the US

By Wendy Kramer, BioNews | 02.27.2017

Aggregated News

U.S. Federal
A white infant stares directly, with blue eyes. The baby's mouth is slightly opened.

Editing Humans

By Marcy Darnovsky, Bioscience Technology | 02.27.2017

CGS-authored

Bioethics
Two youths--a male and female-- concentrate in a lab procedure. The male holds a pipette. The female holds the sample.

DIY Gene Editing: Fast, Cheap—and Worrisome

By Amy Dockser Marcus, Wall Street Journal | 02.26.2017

Aggregated News

Environmentalism
A baby, sitting inside of a crib, playfully looks to the side. One hand is holding a bar of the crib. Light pours out from a nearby window.

Surrogacy babies born in Cambodia stuck in limbo waiting for visas to leave for Australia

By Lindsay Murdoch, Sydney Morning Herald | 02.26.2017

Aggregated News

Other Countries

Opening the Door to Genetically Engineered Future Generations: How the NAS Report Ignores Widespread International Agreement

By Leah Lowthorp | 02.22.2017
Biopolitical Times
Global Governance