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

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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
A white male reads over a pile of genetic testing kit contents on a kitchen stove top.

The direct-to-consumer genetic testing fog

By Timothy Caulfield, Policy Options | 05.25.2017

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Genomics
A DNA spit kit is shown, featuring a container and a specimen bag.

Ancestry.com denies exploiting users' DNA

By Harry Kretchmer, You and Yours, BBC Radio 4 | 05.25.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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Are we about to witness the most unequal societies in history?

By Yuval Noah Harari, The Guardian | 05.24.2017

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Biopolitics
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California's stem cell agency confronts uncertain future

By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 05.23.2017

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Stem Cells
A judge's gavel sits upon an opened book.

Death row inmates granted direct DNA testing through Ohio Supreme Court under new rule

By Jim Provance, The Blade | 05.22.2017

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Genomics
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Uterus Transplants are Reinforcing Patriarchal Notions of ‘Biological Motherhood’

By Sneha Banerjee & Sarojini Nadimpally, The Wire [India] | 05.20.2017

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Bioethics
A gloved hand holds several connected test tubes filled with clear liquid.

State forensic panel approves use of familial DNA to ID suspects

By Anthony M. DeStefano, Newsday | 05.19.2017

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Genomics
Someone puts a coin into a piggy bank that has bandages on its side. A doctor's stethoscope surrounds the piggy bank.

Thanks to Genetic Testing, Everyone Could Soon Have a Pre-Existing Condition

By Maryam Zaringhalam, Slate | 05.18.2017

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Biopolitics