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
Mitochondria mammalian lung

"3-Parent Baby" Procedure Faces New Hurdle

By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American | 11.30.2016

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Bioethics
Molecular image of an egg.

'No solid evidence' for IVF add-on success

By Deborah Cohen, BBC Panorama | 11.28.2016

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Civil Society
A genome sequence printed inside of a book.

Should We Rewrite the Human Genome?

By Alex Harding, Xconomy | 11.28.2016

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Genomics

Review of Blame: A Novel

By Abby Lippman, Guest Contributor | 11.28.2016
Biopolitical Times
Animal Biotechnologies
Illustrative image of DNA strands and molecules.

Do Your Family Members Have a Right to Your Genetic Code?

By Emily Mullin, MIT Technology Review | 11.22.2016

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Bioethics
A clock's edges are shown spiraling into several other clocks.

Obama’s Science Advisors Are Worried About Future CRISPR Terrorism

By Daniel Oberhaus, VICE Motherboard | 11.21.2016

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Environmentalism
Illustrative art that represents faceless human individuals standing in line like dominoes. Some in the back have been knocked over and may potentially fall onto the next person in the line.

Why the Deaf Community Fears President Trump

By Sara Novic, VICE | 11.18.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
A display of a human portrait face, from Heather Dewey-Hagborg's 2012 art project called “Stranger Visions.”

The Field of Synthetic Biology Runs on Speculative Fiction

By Jason Koebler, VICE Motherboard | 11.18.2016

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Synthetic Biology