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

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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
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Lung Institute found guilty of selling patients 'sham' stem cell treatment for incurable lung disease

By Katie LaGrone, WPTV | 06.28.2024

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U.S. Federal
Image of a model human brain

‘Epigenome editor’ silences gene that causes deadly brain disorders

By Gemma Conroy, Nature | 06.27.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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A Story of Perseverance: An Interview with Matthew Porteus

By Kevin Davies, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 06.27.2024

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Patents & Other IP

Population Bomb, Great Replacement Theory, and Pronatalism

By Kyla Rosin | 06.27.2024
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection
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Come Together: Bridge RNAs Close the Gap to Genome Design

By Jonathan D. Grinstein, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 06.26.2024

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Human Genetic Modification

GATTACA on Screen in San Rafael with Katie Hasson

By Pete Shanks | 06.26.2024
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
Green, blue, and yellow image of a stem cell

Biopolitical Times on CIRM's 'Depressingly Small Number of Effective Treatments or Cures'

By David Jensen [cites CGS' Pete Shanks], The California Stem Cell Report | 06.24.2024

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Stem Cells
Red and yellow poster stating: "Only healthy seed must be sown! Check the seeds of hereditary disease and unfitness by eugenics."

The legacy of eugenics

By Sheila Kaplan, UC Berkeley School of Public Health | 06.20.2024

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Human Genetic Modification