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

As human cloning advances, ethics debate gets louder

By Sandi Dolbee, San Diego Union Tribune | 01.17.2008

CGS-authored

Human Cloning

USDA Recommends That Food From Clones Stay Off the Market

By Rick Weiss, Washington Post | 01.16.2008

Aggregated News

Animal Biotechnologies

Geneticizing Disease [PDF]

This joint report by the Center for American Progress and the Center for Genetics and Society examines the mainstream media's focus on genetic links to disease and health disparities and recent attempts to racialize those genetic links. Detailed in the report are the implications of this trend and a refocusing of the discussion on racial health disparities on the social determinants that impact disparities in the United States.

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