CGS : Center for Genetics and Society

CRISPR Bébés | New Questions on 3P-IVF | Gene Drives | Speed Limits | "Schizophrenic Felon" Sperm Our monthly newsletter Biopolitical Views & News rounds up our commentary and recent news stories. Here's the July issue!

Center for Genetics and Society Floor Alert in Opposition to California AB 2531 The Center for Genetics and Society urges the California Senate to oppose a proposed bill that would expand payments to women to provide their eggs for research.

Hateful politics infiltrate human genome editing debate in France by Elliot Hosman - Jun 29, 2016 New campaign calling for an international moratorium on CRISPR embryos experiments launched by prominent anti-abortion, anti-LGBT French group.

Public Interest Organization Comment on Synthetic Human Genome Project [Press statement]Jun 02, 2016 Twenty-five scientists and corporate figures call for a ten-year project to construct a synthetic human genome from scratch.

Extreme Genetic Engineering and the Human Future Reclaiming Emerging Biotechnologies for the Common Good The Center for Genetics and Society and Friends of the Earth examine the human applications of synthetic biology. This 50-page report challenges claims that this new set of genetic engineering techniques should be seen as "the future of manufacturing, engineering and medicine."

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