Biopolitical Times weblog http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/ The Center for Genetics and Society works for thoughtful consideration, responsible uses, and effective governance of genetic, reproductive, and other biotechnologies. http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5360 “Me” Medicine and Public Health <div class="text blurb">Is personalized medicine the next great advance in health care, or an approach with some merits and some troubling implications?</div> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5360 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5359 The Great Gene Hunt (cont'd) <div class="text blurb">Accurate reporting and headlines should not be noteworthy, but when it comes to genetics they are -- and Reuters got one right.</div> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5359 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5355 Of geese and genes <div class="text blurb">The Financial Times publishes an argument for a "pre-competitive commons." </div> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5355 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5354 The Tempest: Following the Storm of Reactions after the GAO Report <div class="text blurb">The GAO report kicks up a flurry of reactions, from applause to pushback.</div> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5354 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5350 Transhumanist Fantasylands – Way Out There on the Political Horizon <div class="text blurb">“And you thought the guys who had their heads sawed off and frozen in a cryogenic chamber were hardcore.” </div> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5350 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5351 Research Ethics at Minnesota <div class="text blurb">When is it ethical to enroll human subjects in what are essentially marketing campaigns? Or, as Elliott asks, “How much of a risk to human subjects is justified in a study whose aim is to ‘generate commercially attractive messages?’” </div> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5351 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5345 Class Cancelled: Media Coverage of UC Berkeley’s Retreat on Gene Tests <div class="text blurb">Two weeks after UC Berkeley backed away from its widely criticized “Bring Your Genes to Cal” program, controversy continues. </div> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5345 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5338 ART and Art in the Movies 2010 <div class="text blurb">Assisted reproductive technologies are a repeating theme this year in Hollywood, and the results seem to be decidedly mixed.</div> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5338 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5336 Should U.S. Citizenship Be Heritable? <div class="text blurb">If not birthright, what should be the basis of citizenship?</div> Sat, 21 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5336 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5333 Time to Clean Up After Cloning Cattle <div class="text blurb">The USDA is still committed to promoting livestock cloning, but recent bad publicity makes it clear that the technology remains unpopular, unnecessary, and unethical.</div> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5333 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5332 Gopher Kids or Guinea Pigs? <div class="text blurb">University of Minnesota researchers attempting to investigate the genetic features of “normal and healthy” kids plan to solicit DNA samples from child-parent volunteer pairs at this month’s state fair.</div> Fri, 13 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5332 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5319 The futures that don't need us, that didn't happen, and that we should avoid <div class="text blurb">Two similar recent publications echo Bill Joy's "Why the Future Doesn't Need Us."</div> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5319 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5318 "Weak and Meaningless" Guidelines for UK DTC Tests <div class="text blurb">The UK Human Genetics Commission's "A Common Framework of Principles for direct-to-consumer genetic testing services" rejects government regulation and relies entirely on voluntary guidelines.</div> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5318 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5314 Oversight Agencies Crash the Spit Party <div class="text blurb">Recent events involving oversight agencies have made a strong case for federal regulation of the DTC industry</div> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5314 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5308 Growing controversy over UC Berkeley's gene testing program <div class="text blurb">A California legislative committee will investigate the program, while more troubling facts are revealed.</div> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5308