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
ivf

Class action lawsuits against genetic testing companies over PGT-A

By Ruth Retassie, PET | 10.21.2024

Aggregated News

Assisted Reproduction
sickle cell

Life Without Sickle Cell Beckons Boy Who Completed Gene Therapy

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 10.21.2024

Aggregated News

Patents & Other IP
dna

The risks of sharing your DNA with online companies aren’t a future concern. They’re here now

By Nila Bala, Los Angeles Times | 10.21.2024

Aggregated News

Bioethics
DNA on Money

Super Expensive Startup “Screening” Parents’ Embryos for IQ

By Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 10.19.2024

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection
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Give Cas a Chance: An Actionable Path to a Platform for CRISPR Cures

By Fyodor Urnov, The CRIPSR Journal | 10.18.2024

Aggregated News

Genomics
tasmanian tiger

‘De-Extinction’ Company Says It’s Very, Very Close to a Complete Tasmanian Tiger Genome

By Isaac Schultz, Gizmodo | 10.18.2024

Aggregated News

Animal Biotechnologies
Gene editing and scientist

US startup charging couples to ‘screen embryos for IQ’

By Hannah Devlin, Tom Burgis, David Pegg, and Jason Wilson, The Guardian [cites CGS’ Katie Hasson] | 10.18.2024

Aggregated News

Genetic Selection
embryo

Testing for desirable embryos inconsistent and unreliable, new study says

By Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times | 10.17.2024

Aggregated News

Human Genetic Modification