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.
Biopolitical Times
Scientists in Oregon have published a paper [abstract] that explicitly challenges the legal and procedural system that forbids...
The Medical Board of California has revoked the license of Dr. Michael Kamrava, effective July 1st. This is the doctor...
Reproductive medicine has long been criticized for its commercial aspects — for being more like an industry than a medical...