Genetic Ethics

Genetics Startups Launch Embryo Rankings for IQ, Stature, and Lifespan

Silicon Valley firms are now offering $6,000 services to rank IVF embryos by predicted intelligence and physical traits, sparking a new debate over the ethics of ‘optimized’ human… May 08, 2026

Genetics

The Biological Price of Regrowing a Limb

Researchers have identified conserved genetic switches that could theoretically trigger human regeneration, but the epigenetic barriers and cancer risks remain a formidable hurdle. Apr 23, 2026

Genetics

Silencing Chromosome 21 Is Not a Genetic Undo Button

While CRISPR advances offer a theoretical path to 'switching off' the extra chromosome in Down syndrome, the leap from laboratory cell lines to clinical therapy remains blocked by… Apr 18, 2026

Genetics

Trump, Genetics and a Dangerous Echo

A viral Fox News call where 'trump appears endorse eugenics' has reignited debate about science, history and politics. Experts say the remark echoes discredited pseudoscience with… Mar 15, 2026

Genetics

‘Have Your Best Baby’: The New IVF Market

A New York ad campaign from a start‑up promising to screen embryos for height, IQ and disease has reignited a debate about polygenic embryo selection, the science behind it and th… Dec 10, 2025

Genetics

Should Hitler’s DNA have been studied?

A recent surge in media attention over DNA taken from material linked to Adolf Hitler has renewed a difficult debate: when, and whether, scientists should interrogate the genomes … Nov 15, 2025

Articles about Genetic Ethics

Genetics Startups Launch Embryo Rankings for IQ, Stature, and Lifespan

The Biological Price of Regrowing a Limb

Silencing Chromosome 21 Is Not a Genetic Undo Button

Trump, Genetics and a Dangerous Echo

‘Have Your Best Baby’: The New IVF Market

Should Hitler’s DNA have been studied?