Newsletter

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June 2018

Genetic Testing Scrutinized | "3-person IVF" for Infertility | Living in Gattaca

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May 2018

Forensic DNA and the “Golden State Killer” | CRISPR Questions

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April 2018

Eugenics in CA | Race and Genetics Again? | Public Engagement

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March 2018

Revisiting Gattaca | New Book: Beyond Bioethics | Gene Editing & Human Rights

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February 2018

Join us to revisit Gattaca | How to Think about "Designer Babies" | Human Cloning Again?

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January 2018

Looking Back, Looking Ahead | Feminist Voices in Assisted Reproduction Debates

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December 2017

2017 Highlights |  Musings of a Comics Fan | Gene Drive Hits Speed Bump

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November 2017

Revisiting GATTACA in the Era of Trump | Talking Biopolitics Explores "Patent Politics" 

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October 2017

CRISPR Embryo Research - Do Context and Intentions Matter? | Surrogacy in Bollywood and US Tabloids

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September 2017

Questionable Claims on CRISPR'd Embryos | Rogue Fertility Doctor Denounced | Netflix Series Gets IVF Right

A human oocyte is held by a glass holding pipette (left). A beveled glass pipette containing an immobilized ejaculated spermatozoon is inserted through the zona pellucida and deep into the oolemma, creating a deep furrow. Once the membrane of the oocyte is penetrated, the sperm is deposited therein.

August 2017

Gene-Edited Embryos for Reproduction? | FDA Reprimands Notorious Fertility Doctor

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July 2017

Talking Biopolitics Begins | Rogue Fertility Doctor Aims for Designer Babies | Fixing Genes won't Fix Us

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June 2017

Repro Justice & Gene Editing | CGS in India | CRISPR Accuracy Questioned | UK Egg-sharing Scandal

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May 2017

Gene Editing and Disability Justice / 23andWho? / 3-person IVF

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April 2017

Blinded by Stem Cells / Gene Editing / 3-Person IVF

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March 2017

Does New Report Open Door to Gene Editing for Human Reproduction?