CGS : Genetic Selection

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Eugenics fear as British couples are offered £700 online gene test for 100 inherited diseasesby Fiona MacRae, The Daily MailFebruary 9th, 2010Experts warned that a simple test to stop couples from passing on genetic diseases to their children was unnecessary and could lead to 'back door eugenics'.

Whither Personal Genomics?by Jesse Reynolds, Biopolitical TimesJanuary 29th, 2010Three companies offer contrasting examples of where the fledgling industry goes from here.

Embryos destroyed for "minor" disordersby Lois Rogers, The TelegraphJanuary 24th, 2010UK fertility regulators are allowing doctors to screen out embryos that could lead full lives despite having a genetic condition.

Nudging the Discourse?by Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesJanuary 8th, 2010The Popular Mechanics article misleadingly titled "How to Create a Designer Baby" includes a call for regulation of assisted reproduction.

Demand for 'designer babies' to grow dramaticallyby Mark Henderson, The TimesJanuary 7th, 2010Parental demand for “designer babies” screened to lack faulty genes will grow dramatically over the next decade, a leading geneticist has predicted.

IVF websites often mum on embryo gene test risksby Anne Harding, ReutersOctober 14th, 2009Fertility clinic websites aren't doing a great job of explaining the risks of genetically testing an embryo before it's implanted in the womb, researchers found.

GATTACA Comes to Baseballby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesJuly 24th, 2009Major League Baseball has been using DNA tests on prospects from the Dominican Republic.

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis May Pose Neurological RisksMedical News TodayJuly 23rd, 2009A new long-term analysis of PGD in mice suggests that it may increase risks of weight gain and memory decline in adulthood.

Other uses for laboratory-produced sperm?by Jesse Reynolds, Biopolitical TimesJuly 13th, 2009Advances in laboratory-produced sperm--if perfected--could also be used for other purposes, including troubling ones.

Healthy Embryos Show Chromosome Flawsby Nora Schultz, Technology ReviewJuly 8th, 2009A study involving higher-resolution genetic screening suggests that PGD often falsely identifies early embryos as unhealthy.

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