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

Aggregated News

At least 10 babies have been born to apparently infertile women as a result of a controversial in vitro fertilization...

Assisted Reproduction

Two Women Pregnant after Having Ovarian Mitochondria Injected into Eggs

By The Japan Times, The Japan Times | 08.30.2016

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Genomics

Sperm Donor at Heart of Canadian Lawsuits Admits He Lied to Company Xytex, Police Say

By Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press | 08.30.2016

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Bioethics

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Surrogates are Workers, Not Wombs

By Amrita Pande, The Hindu | 08.29.2016

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Assisted Reproduction

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Why Gene Tests for Cancer Don't Offer More Answers

By Jessica Wapner, Scientific American | 08.29.2016

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Genetic Selection

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Forget Ideology, Liberal Democracy’s Newest Threats Come From Technology and Bioscience

By John Naughton, The Guardian | 08.28.2016

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Religion

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Adopted Koreans, Stymied in Search of Birth Parents, Find Hope in a Cotton Swab

By Marie Tae McDermott, New York Times | 08.27.2016

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Other Countries

Why India’s New Surrogacy Bill Is Bad For Women

By Sharmila Rudrappa, The Huffington Post | 08.26.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

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FBI’s New DNA Process Produces More Matches in Suspect Database

By Devlin Barrett, Wall Street Journal | 08.25.2016

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Genomics