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The ethics of playing God: designing our children with gene editing technology

A recent article in Nature Biotechnology reports on the risks and benefits of the therapeutic use of CRISPR-Cas9 “gene scissors” technology. A comment on the article in the Jerusalem Post explains, “CRISPR – an acronym for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats” – allows genetic material to be added, removed or altered at particular locations […]

by Margaret Somerville Sep 5, 2022Sep 5, 2022 / 8 mins /

The hidden costs of IVF: heartbreak, health risks, and helplessness

by Naomi Whittaker Feb 26, 2018May 1, 2020 / 7 mins /

The overlooked fatherless: one donor-conceived woman’s story

by Alana S. Newman Nov 7, 2016May 1, 2020 / 7 mins /

The dark past of anonymous sperm donation

by Michael Cook Jan 25, 2016Nov 26, 2019 / 3 mins /

IVF’s tarnished halo

by Michael Cook May 6, 2014Apr 19, 2020 / 6 mins /

The painful quest of fertility junkies

by Miriam Zoll Sep 12, 2013May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

How many parents would your child like?

by Bill Muehlenberg Aug 6, 2012May 1, 2020 / 5 mins /