In 1982, when I wrote my first ethics column for Genetic Engineering News, enthusiasm for genetic engineering’s potential to remake medicine, manufacturing, and agriculture was set against grave ...

Siraj Wahhaj and the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing . . . Again Audio By Carbonatix Our pal Andrew Stuttaford tweeted a story about a CRISPR genetic engineering experiment from the Financial Times. I ...

Genetic engineering is moving faster than almost any other scientific field. New tools now allow researchers to edit DNA with ...

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or “ELSI” for short, and ...

If you are inspired by the promise of science and technology, and aware of the inherent risks, there is a place for you here. We focus on the contemporary philosophical issues of engineering and ...

Want a bespoke baby? Check the beauty, brains, or brawn boxes on the embryo order form. Genetic tinkering is no longer science fiction — it’s a market without legal guidelines or societal buy-in. But ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Dr. Karoly Mirnics runs the Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC Dr. Omar Abdul-Rahman founded UNMC’s Center of Genetic Research. In a few short years, the parents of a newborn will know the baby’s full ...

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3 (June 2015), pp. 1-19 (21 pages) Publically funded biobanking initiatives and genetic research should contribute towards reducing inequalities in ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change how we prevent disease, age, and define human potential. The same tools ...