The Center for Genetics and Society blog highlights the latest developments in the social, political, and ethical implications of human biotechnologies, with contributions from staff, fellows, consultants, and guest authors.
Biopolitical Times
"Golden mitochondria" by National Institutes of Health
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Last week, researchers at the UK’s Newcastle Fertility Centre published the findings of their years-long experiment with “mitochondrial donation” techniques, also known as three-person...
Since the “CRISPR babies” scandal in 2018, no additional genetically modified babies are known to have been born. Now several techno-enthusiastic billionaires are setting up privately funded companies to genetically edit human embryos, with the explicit intention of creating genetically...