Pete Shanks
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing just not ready for prime time
Stories keep coming in from people who signed up for genetic testing and received strange, conflicting, or just plain wrong ...
Scientists alarmed by so-called stem cell “therapies”
The dubious business of selling so-called stem cell "therapies" seems to be gathering momentum, and some scientists are becoming quite ...
UK education advisor faces criticism for possible advocation of eugenics
For many, the term "eugenics" conjures images of Nazi-run concentration camps and other horrific instances of science gone wrong. So, ...
Sex-selective abortions becoming hot button issue in UK and US
On September 5, the London Daily Telegraph ran not one, not two, but seven stories about sex-selective abortions (1, 2, ...
Genetic tests: Should doctors tell all?
The following is an edited excerpt. In March, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) released a report ...
Predicting the IQ of future people
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. Jason Richwine was forced to resign from the Heritage Foundation by ...
Who decides what patients need to know?
The following is an excerpt. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) released a report on "incidental findings" in genetic ...
Cloning, de-extinction, and possibly human applications
The following is an edited excerpt. Antonio Regalado of MIT Technology Review got a nicescoop at the TEDx DeExtinctionconference: George Church and Robert Lanza ...
The ethics of reviving species
The following is an excerpt. Stewart Brand, long-time environmentalist turned techno-enthusiast, shares a knack for publicity with George Church, the ...
Prenatal tests racing from theory to practice
The following is an excerpt. Only a couple of years ago, people were amazed at the idea of genetically testing ...
Neanderthal cloning media blitz was not just a poor translation
The following is an excerpt. George Church hit a nerve when he recently discussed re-creating Neanderthals with an "adventurous human ...
Center for Genetics in Society excuses White House politicization of FDA, blasts GM salmon
The Biopolitical Times attacks GLP for reporting that the White House illegally and unethically intervened in a scientific review process ...
New business plans for direct-to-consumer gene testing industry
Two of the major players in the gene testing industry -- 23andMe and Family Tree DNA -- along with upstart ...
Should the FDA regulate DTC genome sequencing?
The Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) gene testing industry has generated a lot of press over the last five or six years. But ...
Center for Genetics and Society escalates attack on life-saving gene therapy
CGS, a "progressive" but uber conservative-minded advocacy group that opposes many medical technology innovations is continuing its campaign against gene ...
FDA challenges stem cell therapy companies
The Food and Drug Administration is stepping up its oversight of companies selling unproven and unlicensed stem-cell therapies and emerging ...
Genetic purity tests for politicians?
Genetic ancestry tests can, and are, being misused in Europe to prove "racial stock." ...
