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

Scandals Waiting to Happen: Institutional Conflicts of Interest at California Stem Cell Agency

By Pete Shanks, Biopolitical Times | 09.08.2016
Biopolitical Times
Stem Cells

Remembering Ruth Hubbard

By Marcy Darnovsky, Biopolitical Times | 09.08.2016
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection
Bird's eye view of test tube rack filled with test tubes.

FDA Warns Against Widely Used Ovarian Cancer Screening Test

By Sheila Kaplan, STAT | 09.07.2016

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Bioethics
Embryonic bodies.

Passing My Disability On to My Children

By Sheila Black, The New York Times | 09.07.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
A fire burns

The Perils of Planned Extinctions

By Claire Hope Cummings, Project Syndicate | 09.06.2016

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Environmentalism
Black and white pressure gauge reaches almost its maximum intensity.

Another Scathing Report Causes More Eminent Heads to Roll in the Macchiarini Scandal

By Gretchen Vogel, Science Magazine | 09.06.2016

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Other Countries
A candle, against a dark background, burns at the corner of the image.

Ruth Hubbard, 92, First Woman Tenured in Biology at Harvard

By Bryan Marquard, Boston Globe | 09.05.2016

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Technologies
An individual's torso is pictured, wearing a gray business suit. The individual's hand is buried in their suit pocket, holding euros.

Stem Cell Company Paid $443,500 to Former Head of State Agency That Funds Research

By David Jensen, The Sacramento Bee | 09.01.2016

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