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Organization Type: National Institutions

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, collects, preserves, and makes available to the public information about health, medicine, and the biomedical sciences. To continue fulfilling this mission, NLM is collecting and archiving related Web content, which also serves to document the histories of health and medicine. For questions about our web archiving program contact us at nlmwebcollecting@nlm.nih.gov.

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Title: Country Considering Medical Ethics Panel

URL: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/25/WS5c217c02a3107d4c3a0029cb.html

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Country considering medical ethics panel," by Wang Xiaodong published on the China Daily website on December 25, 2018. The article describes China's response to an unsanctioned experiment in human genome editing in two embryos conducted by Chinese researcher, He Jiankui.

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Title: Scientists Seek Ban on Method of Editing the Human Genome

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/science/biologists-call-for-halt-to-gene-editing-technique-in-humans.html

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Scientists Seek Ban on Method of Editing the Human Genome," by Nicholas Wade published on The New York Times website on March 19, 2015. The article describes efforts to institute a worldwide moratorium on gene editing to give scientists, ethicists and the public time to fully understand the issues surrounding the breakthrough.

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Title: First proposed human test of CRISPR passes initial safety review | Science | AAAS

URL: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/human-crispr-trial-proposed/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "First proposed human test of CRISPR passes initial safety review," by Jocelyn Kaiser published on the Science Magazine website on June 21, 2016. The article reports on a proposed cancer study that would represent the first use of CRISPR, which at the time of publishing had passed a safety review.

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Title: Who Owns CRISPR? | The Scientist Magazine®

URL: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/42595/title/Who-Owns-CRISPR-/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Who Owns CRISPR?" by Jenny Rood published on The Scientist website on April 3, 2015. The article chronicles the fight over the CRISPR patent.

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Title: “Heroes of CRISPR” Disputed | The Scientist Magazine®

URL: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/45119/title/-Heroes-of-CRISPR--Disputed/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "'Heroes of CRISPR,' Disputed," by Tracy Vence published in The Scientist on January 19, 2016. The article discusses the backlash within the scientific community in response to Dr. Eric S. (ES) Lander's "Heroes of CRISPR," scholarly article, which was published during the battle over the CRISPR patent involving the author.

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Title: China Will Always be Bad at Bioethics

URL: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/13/china-will-always-be-bad-at-bioethics/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "China Will Always Be Bad at Bioethics," by Yangyang Cheng published on the Foreign Policy website on April 13, 2018. The article argues that the Chinese government prioritizes power over ethics.

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Title: Researchers Use CRISPR "Shredder" on Human DNA for First Time

URL: https://futurism.com/the-byte/crispr-cas3-shredder-human-cells/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Researchers use CRISPR "Shredder" on Human DNA for the First Time," by Kristin Houser published on the Futurism website on April 9, 2019. The article describes the use of the genome editing tool, CRISPR-Cas3, to splice up an entire sequence of human DNA. CRISPR-Cas3 goes beyond CRISPR-Cas9, which allows researchers to target and snip one area of DNA.

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Title: Scientists Used CRISPR to Make Mirror-Image Snails

URL: https://futurism.com/the-byte/crispr-snails-mirror-image/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Scientists Used CRISPR to Make Mirror-Image Snails," by Kristin Houser published on the Futurism website on May 15, 2019. The article describes a Japanese study that seems to have proven that a single gene is responsible for determining dominant limbs through an experiment that used CRISPR to delete the Lsdia1 gene in snails.

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Title: Gene Editing: Will it Make Rich People Genetically Superior?

URL: https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/15/gene-editing-will-it-make-rich-people-genetically-superior-9286563/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Gene editing: will it make rich people genetically superior?" by Jeff Bessen published on the Metro website on May 15, 2019. The article explores the possibility of socioeconomic status leading to a genetically superior class of human beings.

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Title: The Hunt for a CRISPR Antidote Just Heated Up

URL: https://singularityhub.com/2019/05/15/the-hunt-for-a-crispr-antidote-just-heated-up/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "The Hunt for a CRISPR Antidote Just Heated Up," by Shelly Fan published on the Singularity Hub website on May 15, 2019. The article describes anticipated problems that could occur as a result of more widespread use of the gene editing tool, CRISPR in humans, and efforts to find methods to reverse changes it could make to a person's genome.

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Title: Chinese Researcher Claims First Gene-Edited Babies

URL: https://www.apnews.com/4997bb7aa36c45449b488e19ac83e86d/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies," by Marilynn Marchione published on the Associated Press website on November 26, 2018. The article published the first reports of Chinese researcher He Jiankui's claims that he had altered embryos using the gene editing tool CRISPR with the intention of preventing future contraction of HIV and implanted them in study participants.

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Title: No One Should Edit The Genes Of Embryos To Make Babies, NIH Chief Says - BuzzFeed News

URL: https://www.buzzfeed.com/nidhisubbaraman/gene-editing-ethics

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "No One Should Edit the Genomes of Embryos to Make Babies, NIH Chief Says," by Nidhi Subbaraman published on the BuzzFeed website on July 14, 2016. The article reports on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Francis Collins' statements to a committee gathered to discuss the ethics of gene editing, which underscored the NIH's position that it will not fund research on editing in human embryos because of regulatory and ethical concerns.

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Title: On Cyborgs and Gene Editing: Lessons from Orphan Black

URL: https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/cyborgs-and-gene-editing-lessons-orphan-black/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "On Cyborgs and Gene Editing: Lessons from Orphan Black," published on the Center for Genetics and Society website on June 1, 2016. The article discusses how the television series Orphan Black engages with what it means to be a cyborg and with ongoing conversations about human genetic and reproductive technologies, including human genome editing.

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Title: What Clones Think of CRISPR and Other Highlights from the Final Season of Orphan Black

URL: https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/what-clones-think-crispr-and-other-highlights-final-season-orphan-black/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "What Clones Think of CRISPR and other Highlights from the Final Season of Orphan Black," by Jessica Cussins published on the Center for Genetics and Society website on August 7, 2017. The article discusses the ways in which the television series Orphan Black addresses gene editing, cloning, life extension and regenerative medicine.

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Title: Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in High-Security Lab

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/20/693735499/scientists-release-controversial-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-in-high-securit/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab," by Rob Stein published on the Goats and Soda program section of the National Public Radio (NPR) website on February 20, 2019. The article describes a controversial research study in which researchers modified the genes of mosquitos to prevent the transmission of the malaria parasite and make them sterile. The story originally aired on Morning Edition.

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Title: World Health Organization Forms Committee to Guide Editing of Human Genes

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/14/694710663/world-health-organization-forms-committee-to-guide-editing-of-human-genes/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "World Health Organization Forms Committee to Guide Editing of Human Genes," published on the National Public Radio (NPR) website on February 14, 2019. The article describes the formation of a WHO oversight committee formed to advise and make recommendations on appropriate governance mechanisms for human genome editing after learning of the first gene-edited babies.

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Title: Ban On Genetically Modified Babies Upheld By Congressional Committee : Shots - Health News : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/04/729606539/house-committee-votes-to-continue-research-ban-on-genetically-modified-babies/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "House Committee Votes to Continue Ban on Genetically Modified Babies," by Rob Stein published on the National Public Radio (NPR) website on June 4, 2019. The article discusses the outcome of a congressional vote on a federal ban on modifying the genomes of human embryos.

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Title: Obama Plans to Replace Bush's Bioethics Panel

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/us/politics/18ethics.html

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Obama Plans to Replace Bush's Bioethics Panel," by Nicholas Wade published on the New York Times website on June 17, 2009. The article describes President Obama's decision to replace members of President George W. Bush's bioethics commission with his own appointees with a new mandate to offer practical policy options.

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Title: New Patent Win for University of California Upends CRISPR Legal Battle

URL: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/new-patent-win-university-california-upends-crispr-legal-battle

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "New patent win for University of California upends CRISPR legal battle," by Jon Cohen published on the Science website on February 8, 2019. The article details the conclusion to a lawsuit over the intellectual property of CRISPR between the University of California and the Broad Institute.

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Title: Chinese Government Funding May Have Been Used for 'CRSIPR Babies' Project, Documents Suggest

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/25/crispr-babies-study-china-government-funding/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Chinese government funding may have been used for ‘CRISPR babies’ project, documents suggest," by Jane Qiu published on the STAT website on February 25, 2019. The article describes evidence that Chinese researcher He Jiankui had government support for his experiment that resulted in the birth of two girls with genetically edited genomes.

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Title: Leading Scientists, backed by NIH, Call for a Global Moratorium on Creating 'CRISPR Babies'

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2019/03/13/crispr-babies-germline-editing-moratorium/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Leading scientists, backed by NIH, call for a global moratorium on creating 'CRISPR babies,'" by Sharon Begley published on the STAT News website on March 13, 2019. The article describes international responses to scientist He Jiankui's research that resulted in gene-edited babies, including calls for all such research to be prohibited until an international framework and standards can be established.

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Title: Congress weighs dropping ban on altering DNA of human embryos - STAT

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2019/06/04/congress-weighs-dropping-ban-on-altering-human-embryos-for-pregnancies/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=b4567a3557-MR_COPY_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-b4567a3557-150994113

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Congress weighs dropping ban on altering the DNA of human embryos used for pregnancies," by Sharon Begley and Andrew Joseph published on the STAT News website on June 4, 2019. The article discusses an anticipated congressional committee vote in the United States House of Representatives on a Food and Drug Administration spending bill that does not include a rider prohibiting the modification of genomes in human embryos.

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Title: China's CRISPR Twins Might Have had Their Brains Inadvertently Enhanced

URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612997/the-crispr-twins-had-their-brains-altered/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "China's CRISPR twins might have had their brains inadvertently enhanced," by Antonio Regalado published on MIT Technology Review on February 21, 2019. The article details new research that suggests that the deletion of CCR5 genes in the first gene-edited babies, which was done with the intention of making HIV transmission impossible, may have also improved their cognition.

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Title: China's CRISPR Twins: A Time Line of News

URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613007/chinas-crispr-twins-a-timeline-of-news/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "China's CRISPR twins: A time line of news," published on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review website on February 22, 2019. The article chronologically lists highlights in the ongoing story of gene-edited babies created by Chinese researcher He Jiankui.

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Title: 'Bioethicists' Proliferate Despite Undefined Career Track

URL: https://www.the-scientist.com/profession/bioethicists-proliferate-despite-undefined-career-track-56543/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "'Bioethicists' Proliferate Despite Undefined Career Track," by Eugene Russo published in The Scientist on April 12, 1999. The article discusses the growing interest of pursuing a career in bioethics and academia's response via a corresponding growth of formal degree programs in the discipline.

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Title: The CRISPR Baby Scandal Gets Worse by the Day

URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/15-worrying-things-about-crispr-babies-scandal/577234/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "The CRISPR Baby Scandal Gets Worse by the Day," by Ed Yong published on The Atlantic website on December 3, 2018. The article details Yong's opinion on the most egregious "technical errors and ethical blunders" committed by He Jiankui when he genetically edited the embryos of two girls using CRISPR technology.

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Title: CRISPR Babies: The Chinese Government May Have Known More Than It Let On

URL: https://www.vox.com/2019/3/4/18245864/chinese-scientist-crispr/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "CRISPR babies: the Chinese government may have known more than it let on," by Julia Bulluz published on the Vox website on March 4, 2019. The article notes inconsistencies in the official version of the news that Chinese researcher He Jiankui had conducted an experiment resulting in the birth of two girls with genetically edited genomes.

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Title: Is the CRISPR Baby Controversy the State of a Terrifying New Chapter in Gene Editing?

URL: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/11/30/18119589/crispr-gene-editing-he-jiankui/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Is the CRISPR baby controversy the start of a terrifying new chapter in gene editing?" by Julia Belluz published on the Vox website on January 22, 2019. The article addresses the controversy around and investigation into reports that Chinese researcher He Jiankui created the world's first genetically edited babies using CRISPR.

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Title: Control of CRISPR, biotech’s most promising breakthrough, is in dispute - The Washington Post

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/13/control-of-crispr-biotechs-most-promising-breakthrough-is-up-for-grabs/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "Control of CRISPR, biotech's most promising breakthrough, is in dispute," by Carolyn Y. Johnson published on the Washington Post website on January 13, 2016. The article discusses the battle over the CRISPR patent.

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Title: A social media war just erupted over the biotech innovation of the century - The Washington Post

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/20/is-a-history-of-biotechs-hottest-breakthrough-propaganda/

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "A social media war just erupted over the biotech innovation of the century," by Carolyn J. Johnson published in the Washington Post on January 20, 2016. The article covers the backlash in response to the Dr. Eric S. (ES) Lander article, "Heroes of CRISPR," on Twitter in the midst of a dispute over the CRISPR patent involving the author.

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Title: The Epic Legal Battle Over CRISPR's Future Could Finally Be Over

URL: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/crispr-legal-fight-broad-institute-ucb

Collection: Bioethics web archive

Description: Article titled, "The epic legal battle over CRISPR's future could finally be over," by Nessa Carey published on the Wired website on March 3, 2019. The article details the latest developments in the lawsuit over the intellectual property of CRISPR between the University of California and the Broad Institute.

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