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

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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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Familial DNA testing OK'd by state forensics sub-panel

By Anthony O'Reilly, Queens Chronicle | 03.27.2017

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U.S. States
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Collecting DNA From Sex Workers to One Day Identify Their Bodies

By Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 03.27.2017

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Bioethics
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Can a new model help governance keep up with synthetic biology?

By Aaron Dy, Public Library of Science | 03.27.2017

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Global Governance
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Germany considers wider use of DNA evidence in criminal cases

By Nature | 03.27.2017

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Other Countries
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Woman Guilty of Smuggling Woman for Surrogacy, Forced Labor

By Associated Press | 03.27.2017

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Human Rights
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Menopausal women become pregnant with their own eggs

By Jessica Hamzelou, New Scientist | 03.27.2017

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
Inside a doctor's empty office.

IVF treatment promoted as more 'natural' fails in 90% of cases despite costing £3,000, expert warns

By Jo MacFarlane, Daily Mail | 03.25.2017

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
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Mitochondrial replacement techniques and Mexico

By César Palacios-González and María de Jesús Medina-Arellano, Oxford University Press | 03.24.2017

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Human Genetic Modification