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
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Gene Editing, “Cultural Harms,” and Oversight Mechanisms

By Erik Parens, Bioethics Forum | 05.04.2017

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U.S. Federal
Bird's eye view of a doctor holding an iPad that contains a DNA sequence. Another person stands pointing specifically to the sequence.

The House Health Plan Makes Your Genes a Preexisting Condition

By Adam Roger, WIRED | 05.04.2017

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Genomics
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Why I’m ashamed of the exploitation in the IVF industry

By Robert Winston, Daily Mail | 05.03.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
A woman doctor leans over a woman patient's bed, engaged in a conversation The patient has a blood pressure maching attached to her arm.

Exploited by cash-for-eggs IVF clinics: Mail investigation finds desperate women are told to donate eggs for free treatment

By Paul Bentley and Sara Smyth, Daily Mail | 05.03.2017

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DARPA’s Synthetic Biology Initiatives Could Militarize the Environment

By Todd Kuiken, Slate | 05.03.2017

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Animal Biotechnologies
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A Year After Approval, Gene-Therapy Cure Gets Its First Customer

By Emily Mullin, MIT Technology Review | 05.03.2017

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Other Countries

"Being Human in a Biotech Age" Film Series Tackles Biotechnology and Society

By Jonathan Chernoguz | 05.03.2017
Biopolitical Times
Perspectives
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Fertility regulator launches inquiry into ‘cash for eggs’ claims

By Haroon Siddique, The Guardian | 05.02.2017

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