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.
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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

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

Assisted Reproduction
He Jiankui

Chinese Scientist Ostracized Over Gene-Edited Babies Seeks Comeback

By Liyan Qi and Jonathan Cheng, The Wall Street Journal | 03.26.2025

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Other Countries

Sociogenomics and Polygenic Scores

By Peter Wehling, Tino Plümecke, and Isabelle Bartram | 03.26.2025
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection
many overlapping strands of DNA

23andMe’s DNA database is up for sale. Who might want it, and what for?

By Anumita Kaur [cites CGS’ Katie Hasson], The Washington Post | 03.25.2025

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Genomics
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Ethically sourced “spare” human bodies could revolutionize medicine

By Carsten T. Charlesworth, Henry T. Greely, and Hiromitsu Nakauchi, MIT Technology Review | 03.25.2025

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Society
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What Do We Owe This Cluster of Cells?

By Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Times | 03.25.2025

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Human Genetic Modification

Stumbling Toward the End of an Era

By Pete Shanks | 03.25.2025
Biopolitical Times
Patents & Other IP
a DNA strand dissolving

With 23andMe in ‘financial distress,’ California official issues alert to customers

By Jason Green, The Mercury News | 03.24.2025

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U.S. States
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Tennessee Senate passes bill to protect access to IVF

By Natalie Richardson, PET | 03.24.2025

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