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

A Call For Protecting The Health Of Women Who Donate Their Eggs

By Judy Norsigian and Timothy R.B. Johnson, WBUR's Common Health | 03.28.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

If we don’t own our genes, what protects study subjects in genetic research?

By Leslie E. Wolf, Erin Fuse Brown, and Laura Beskow, The Conversation | 03.28.2016

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Genomics

Eugenics Revisited: Author Asks if We're Ready for Genetically Modified Humans

By Howard Lovy, Foreword Reviews | 03.24.2016

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Bioethics
JCVI-syn3.0 [Thomas Deerinck and Mark Ellisman/NCMIR/UCSD]

‘Minimal’ cell raises stakes in race to harness synthetic life

By Ewen Callaway, Nature News | 03.24.2016

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A "Post-Human" Future?

‘Baby Carmen’ surrogacy custody trial opens

By AP, Bangkok Post | 03.23.2016

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Other Countries

MIT research suggests possibility of gene therapy to treat ADHD

By Lindsay Kalter, Boston Herald | 03.23.2016

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Biopolitics

CRISPR Pioneer Feng Zhang Talks About What's Next for Gene Editing

By Kate Lunau, VICE Motherboard | 03.23.2016

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Genomics
A human ovary is punctured by an operator who inserts a needle through the vaginal wall and into an ovarian follicle to remove an oocyte for storage.

Number of British women freezing their eggs soars

By Press Association, The Guardian | 03.23.2016

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