September 17, 2019
(STAT News) – Amid last year’s backlash against the birth of the world’s first genetically edited babies, some experts preached prudence: Editing the genomes of embryos, they argued, could one day “cure” people of diseases before they’re even born. But … Read More
September 17, 2019
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (vol. 28, no. 1, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Introduction: The Ethical Frontiers of Gene Editing” by Arthur Caplan and Vojin Raki? “Why We Should Defend Gene Editing as Eugenics” by … Read More
August 22, 2019
(NPR) – First it was human embryos. Now scientists are trying to develop another way to modify human DNA that can be passed on to future generations, NPR has learned. Reproductive biologists at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City … Read More
August 20, 2019
(Scientific American) – But that border between germ-line and somatic genome modification is blurring; the zeitgeist feels different. There is a growing sense of inevitability that we will eventually do human germ-line modification and that our only obligation is to … Read More
August 20, 2019
(Australia Broadcasting Co) – I arrive at the Sonechko Children’s Home, a collection of rundown double-storey brick buildings in a city south east of Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. I’m here to meet a little girl I’ve been searching for over … Read More
August 20, 2019
(BBC) – Critics say the book is tainted by its dark past and scientists have grappled with the ethics involved in its use. Dr Mackinnon says she feels uncomfortable with its origin, but using the book is a crucial part … Read More
August 19, 2019
(CNN) – Many surprises come with having a baby, including learning your child’s sex and discovering all the traits they inherited as they grow up. But what if parents could pick and choose their children’s genetic makeup instead of leaving … Read More
August 14, 2019
(The Guardian) – A new sperm separation technique may one day allow prospective parents undergoing IVF to choose whether they have a boy or a girl before fertilisation takes place, researchers say. Scientists in Japan have reported a new method … Read More
July 29, 2019
(The Japan Times) – “More than 16,500 women and men were sterilized against their will,” reads a newsletter published in 1997 by the Network on Ethics and Intellectual Disability. Shocking. Less so now, as recent developments having made the fact … Read More
July 11, 2019
(New Scientist) – Five Russian couples who are deaf want to try the CRISPR gene-editing technique so they can have a biological child who can hear, biologist Denis Rebrikov has told New Scientist. He plans to apply to the relevant … Read More
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