Pete Shanks

Pete Shanks, MA, attended Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and moved to California in the mid-1970s. He has been active in a range of local and international political movements, while mostly making his living in the publishing industry, especially on the production side; he enjoys the craft of bookmaking. Appalled by the eugenic possibilities of biotechnology, he has consulted with the Center for Genetics and Society since its earliest days. He is the author of Human Genetic Engineering: A Guide for Activists, Skeptics, and the Very Perplexed (Nation Books) and a regular contributor to Biopolitical Times.

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Biopolitical Times

Gallup released its annual Values and Beliefs survey on June 4th. This is the 18th year in which Gallup has...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is beginning to move against dubious stem-cell clinics, and not a moment too soon....

On May 6, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) opened national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program. This...