http://geneticsandsociety.org/ The Center for Genetics and Society works for thoughtful consideration, responsible uses, and effective governance of genetic, reproductive, and other biotechnologies. http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4186 <div class="text blurb">The Los Angeles Times published another article on what has become an intriguing series questioning the long held belief that matches made in DNA databases uniquely identify perpetrators with an extraordinarily high level of certainty </div> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4186 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4190 <div class="text blurb">Is It Time to Give Up on Therapeutic Cloning? A Q&A with Ian Wilmut The creator of Dolly the sheep has ended his focus on somatic cell nuclear transfer, or cloning, in favor of another approach to create stem cells. </div> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4190 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4185 <div class="text blurb">A new report chronicles the ongoing - and in some areas, worsening - practices of sex selection and neglect of girls.</div> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4185 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4188 <div class="text blurb">Concerns are growing about whether the odds of people sharing genetic profiles are sometimes higher than portrayed. But the FBI is seeking to block further inquiry.</div> Sun, 20 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4188 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4189 <div class="text blurb">Genetic testing may have saved this man's life. But a closer look suggests that this fast-growing industry, with its snazzy Web-based come-ons, could benefit from some temperance and independent oversight.</div> Sun, 20 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4189 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4183 <div class="text blurb">Will parents use embryo selection technology to select a child's characteristics the way you can pick the options on a car?</div> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4183 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4180 <div class="text blurb">For the past decade, Advanced Cell Technology Inc. has claimed one spectacular success after another. Now, ACT could be on the verge of shutting down.</div> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4180 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4182 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4182 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4175 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4175 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4176 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4176 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4177 <div class="text blurb">Stem cell research news from California, New Jersey, and Australia</div> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4177 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4178 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4178 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4179 <div class="text blurb">On Thursday, June 19 CGS Executive Director Richard Hayes testified at the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade hearing on "Genetics and Other Human Modification Technologies: Sensible International Regulation or a New Kind of Arms Race."</div> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4179 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4163 <div class="text blurb">The Center for Genetics and Society sent this letter to the California Assembly Appropriations Committee in support of SB 1565, a bill to modify governance of the California stem cell research program.</div> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4163 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4164 <div class="text blurb">The chairman of California's stem cell research program took a long overdue step and resigned as president of a private stem cell research lobbying organization. But Robert Klein should keep the promise he made when he first took the reins at the CIRM, when he assuaged critics by promising to serve only half his term.</div> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4164