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
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Laundering Public Health: Using Autism to Revive Eugenics

By Nanette Elster, Kayhan Parsi, and Art Caplan, The American Journal of Bioethics | 05.06.2026

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Genetic Selection
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These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.06.2026

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Genetic Selection
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Senate Democrats call out the Trump administration for hypocrisy on IVF

By Julianne McShane, MS Now | 05.05.2026

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Policies
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Should surrogates be paid for carrying other people’s babies? And how much would be enough?

By Evie Kendal, The Conversation | 05.03.2026

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Policies
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America is worrying about fertility again. But it’s not really about families

By Sonya Borrero, Christine Dehlendorf, and Rachel Logan, Stat | 05.01.2026

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Policies
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J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79

By Nicholas Wade, The New York Times | 04.30.2026

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Synthetic Biology
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Natural Election

By Jonathan Basile, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 04.29.2026

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Society
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Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity.

By Susan Dominus, The New York Times Magazine | 04.27.2026

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Synthetic Biology