science policy, genetics & genomics

The advisors’ recommendations follow news of ethically dubious gene-editing work carried out by He Jiankui late last year.

The fast-growing fish can now be raised and sold in the US, although it’s likely to be some time before the product hits the market.

Crops produced using mutagenic technologies such as CRISPR should generally be exempt from regulatory laws governing GMOs, according to the published opinion.

HR 1313 could circumvent protections offered by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, enabling employers to incentivize employee sharing of genetic and other medical information.

A set of international stem cell guidelines recommends that oversight committees at research institutions oversee all research on embryos.

Reintroduced apes facing challenges; Zika conspiracy theories sow confusion; UK researchers nervous about new anti-lobbying law

January 2016's selection of notable quotes

December 2015's selection of notable quotes

So-called laboratory-developed tests will eventually face regulations similar to those that currently govern diagnostic tests or kits that are sold to hospitals.

Genome-wide effects of trisomy 21; RNA-based signs of transgenerational stress; depression and resilience; a call to overhaul US biomedical research system

Four UK research funding agencies firm up their stance against deliberate attempts by researchers to re-identify supposedly anonymous study participants.

January 2014's selection of notable quotes

How the US government impacted life science research in 2013

While genomic data sharing is essential for research, scientists must work to keep sensitive, potentially damaging information under wraps.

Was the Human Genome Project the key to a gold mine?

Long-term, life, and disability insurers may still be able to deny coverage to patients with a genetic disease, under current nondiscrimination legislation.

The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests