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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Engineering Consensus in the Development of Genome Editing Policy

By Katherine Drabiak, The Hastings Center | 03.14.2017

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Bioethics
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Can You Engineer Social Change?

By Nathaniel Comfort, Genome Magazine | 03.13.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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Vermont’s eugenics history demands public reckoning

By Steve May, VT Digger | 03.13.2017

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U.S. States
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This company wants to analyze your saliva — to try to predict when you’ll die

By Rebecca Robbins, STAT | 03.13.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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House Republicans would let employers demand workers’ genetic test results

By Sharon Begley, STAT | 03.10.2017

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U.S. Federal
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Canada’s New Genetic Discrimination Law Will Prevent a ‘Gattaca’ Future

By Jordan Pearson, VICE Motherboard | 03.09.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
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Reflections on reactions to the [Nuffield] Council’s report on NIPT

By Catherine Joynson, Nuffield Blog | 03.09.2017

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
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Scientists Closer To Creating A Fully Synthetic Yeast Genome

By Rob Stein, NPR | 03.09.2017

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Bioethics