Technologies

Will Putin Prevent Rebrikov from Attempting Heritable Genome Editing?

By Pete Shanks | 10.08.2019

Biopolitical Times

The Russian molecular biologist who wants to edit the genomes of human embryos is getting impatient with authorities who won't yet let him go ahead.

Policies

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

Aggregated News

The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.

Genomics

Despite Calls for a Moratorium, More ‘Three-Parent’ Babies Expected Soon

By Emily Mullin, One Zero | 09.16.2019

Aggregated News

At least 10 babies have been born to apparently infertile women as a result of a controversial in vitro fertilization...

Assisted Reproduction

Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch

By Pallab Gosh and Gwyndaf Hughes, BBC News | 06.26.2025

Aggregated News

Genomics

The tech billionaires and rogue scientists moving to commercialize CRISPR babies

By Marcy Darnovsky | 06.26.2025

Biopolitical Times

Genetic Selection

The Post-Human Games

By Pete Shanks | 06.26.2025

Biopolitical Times

Society

graphic showing approval of certain genes and rejection of others

'Superbabies' Startup Seeks Funds for Controversial Gene Editing Push

By Sophie Alexander and Ike Swetlitz, Bloomberg | 06.25.2025

Aggregated News

Patents & Other IP

Scientists create fertile mice with two fathers for first time

By Rhys Blakely, The Times | 06.24.2025

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification

Bitter harvest — 30 years of broken GMO promises

By Save Our Seeds and GMWatch, Save Our Seeds | 06.23.2025

Aggregated News

Patents & Other IP

Graphic of two scientists on either side of a DNA strand

When Will Genetically Modifying Our Children Go Mainstream?

By Ed Cara, Gizmodo | 06.22.2025

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 06.20.2025

Aggregated News

Stem Cells