http://geneticsandsociety.org/ The Center for Genetics and Society works for thoughtful consideration, responsible uses, and effective governance of genetic, reproductive, and other biotechnologies. http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4220 <div class="text blurb">Over the weekend, the presumptive presidential candidates of the major American political parties each described their positions on embryonic stem research, although the issue is unlikely to feature during the campaign.</div> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4220 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4217 <div class="text blurb">A non-profit organization is trying to fill the information gap about long-term health consequences of egg retrieval procedures.</div> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4217 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4218 <div class="text blurb">The Indian state of Maharashtra is losing its daughters to sons pre-selected at in vitro fertilisation (IVF) laboratories abroad and delivered in India.</div> Sat, 16 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4218 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4216 <div class="text blurb">A brief roundup of this week's news.</div> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4216 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4219 <div class="text blurb">H. Lee Sweeney's work attracts athletes not just because he helps muscles function better—it's also because he focuses on gene therapy, an approach that inserts new or modified genes into subjects' cells.</div> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4219 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4214 <div class="text blurb">How reasonable are the expectations and disappointments of a woman, featured on the front page of the Washington Post, who's having difficulty obtaining a second sample of sperm from the Danish man who sired her first child?</div> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4214 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4215 <div class="text blurb">The story of the first happy customer of RNL Bio's new pet dog cloning service is almost too outlandish to mock. But while cloning certainly seems to attract more than its share of eccentrics, a dismissal is inappropriate. </div> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4215 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4221 <div class="text blurb">Experts say Oympic athletes may soon be able to genetically enhance their muscles to be faster, stronger, and better able to recover after workouts—if they aren't already.</div> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4221 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4212 <div class="text blurb">Advances in gene therapy could tempt some athletes to enhance their genetic makeup, leading some researchers to work on detection methods just in case.</div> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4212 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4213 <div class="text blurb">Geron and Exeter Life Sciences said today that Start Licensing, a joint venture between the two firms, and ViaGen, a subsidiary of Exeter, have merged to form a new entity that will focus on animal cloning.</div> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4213 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4208 <div class="text blurb">Genetic forensics may assist in solving crimes, but the too-common assumption of the technique's infallibility makes it prone to implementation errors - seen most recently in the UK and Australia.</div> Mon, 11 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4208 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4210 <div class="text blurb">The government will draw up a bill to compensate people who provide their eggs for fertility treatment.</div> Mon, 11 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4210 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4209 <div class="text blurb">Hundreds of Irishwomen are travelling to clinics across the Continent to receive IVF treatment using eggs provided from young European women, taking advantage of cheaper treatment, shorter waiting lists and a more plentiful supply of donors at clinics in Spain, the Czech Republic, and Crete.</div> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4209 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4206 <div class="text blurb">Is funding for stem cell companies drying up? Perhaps it depends who, and when, you ask.</div> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4206 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4199 <div class="text blurb">More concerns about the inadequate regulation of the assisted reproduction industry.</div> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 http://geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4199