Katie Hasson

Katie Hasson, PhD, writes, speaks, researches, and teaches about the social and political aspects of human genetic and reproductive technologies. Katie earned her PhD in Sociology with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality from the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California.

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In the News

23andme test packs
By Cathy Cassata, Yahoo [Cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 12.15.2023

Millions of people use genetic testing companies like 23andMe to learn more about their ancestry and health. But a new...

5 babies in a row
By Raphaëlle Besse Desmoulières, Le Monde [cites CGS’ Katie Hasson] | 10.29.2023

Persuadés que notre espèce est en train de disparaître, Malcom et Simone Collins, un couple américain en attente de son...

a person in a lab coat looks through a microscope
By Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 10.27.2023

The Japanese biologist Katsuhiko Hayashi said earlier this year that he believes it will be possible to create a human...

Biopolitical Times

August 14, 2019, marked the first meeting of another committee on heritable genome editing that is composed mostly of scientists...

Has a commentary in Nature shifted the landscape of the debate about editing the genomes of future children? Or will...

In the months since He Jiankui first announced the birth of gene-edited twins, there’s been a steady stream of revelations...