Documentary about the CRISPR babies saga is out. Features unusual access to recorded calls with Jiankui He, the Chinese scientist involved + who this year got out of prison. Also a unique interview with his American PR rep, Ryan (no surname used). I am in the movie, too. 1/x

I like this Emily Mullin piece in WIRED on He Jiankui's reappearance, even though it's balanced. ; ) Meaning not everyone quoted agrees with me. But good discussion wired.com/story/the-cris…

📢Call for Papers: "Neural Organoid Research: Ethics and Governance" We are seeking contributions for our topical collection Neuroethics Journal on the #ELSA of brain #organoids 🧠🧫 w/ Anja Pichl & Gardar Arnason. 📆 deadline: 30 April 2023 Further information👇 link.springer.com/collections/ih…

#AI is increasingly being used in reproductive medicine, e.g. to select embryos. In our new #openaccess article in GebFra Thieme we discuss ethical aspects of research and application. thieme-connect.de/products/ejour…

Join our CIVIS Blended Intensive Programme both online & in Tübingen this summer! Explore the ethical, scientific & governance implications of Human Genome Editing. For full details incl. who is eligible to join: civis.eu/en/civis-cours… Applications open until 28th Feburary 2023

Great to see the first articles of our special section on human cerebral organoids (CO) in Camb. Q. Healthc.Ethics🧠🧫 ➡️ On the Legal Status of CO Josh Jowitt ➡️ Ethical Implications in Making Use of CO for Investigating Stress Katherine Bassil et al. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Beyond CRISPR babies: How human genome editing is moving on after scandal nature.com/articles/d4158…

The Third International Summit on Human and Genome Editing is this coming week in London. In-person is no longer available but you can watch the live stream of the event #humangenomeediting #internationalsummit

Essay on CRISPR Babies and what comes next by a gumshoe anthropologist who is close to the situation and to Dr. Jiankui He. "nytimes.com/2023/03/04/opi…

here's my 2p on the brain organoids business- forthcoming in cqhe but preprint is available. thanks Gardar Arnason Robert Ranisch @robranisch.bsky.social Oliver Feeney anja pichl Ethics&GenomeEditing for the invite to the truly excellent research retreat in tubingen last august from which it came! tinyurl.com/yckr9tjh

Ethics of genome editing technology in humans. A new Research Topic led by Drs Robert Ranisch @robranisch.bsky.social Universität Potsdam, Ulrich Schneider, Jeanne Loring 🧫🧠🦏🚀, Christoph Englert and Nikolaus Knoepffler Nikolaus Knoepffler explores this and more. Get involved and make your contribution: fro.ntiers.in/7j2Z

A step towards repairing heart damage with genome editing to prevent arrhythmias washingtonpost.com/science/2023/0… by Mark Johnson Post Health/Science cell.com/cell-stem-cell… Cell Stem Cell Silvia Marchiano ISCRM at UW Topic reviewed here erictopol.substack.com/p/towards-geno…

📢🚨 New paper claxon🚨📢 Last August I attended an event hosted by Ethics&GenomeEditing at Universität Tübingen on the moral and legal status of human cerebral organoids in Germany, the US and the UK. Here's the second paper that has come from that retreat: 👇👇👇 molecularpsychology.org/articles/2-12/… (1/4)

NEW Seminar series from the Ethics of Genome Editing (EGE) Research Unit CRISPR & Beyond: A Decade in Review - Reflections on the idea of enhancement When: 26 October 2023 @ 9am CET Where: Online/Zoom Who: Nicholas Agar - Vojin Rakić - Yawen Zou - & you! More info, see notice!

3rd ARRIGE Albrecht Müller Seminar (free online conference) on ‘Human Therapeutic Applications of Gene Editing’ November 13th, 2023 – 2pm-5pm (CET) – Paris time. Full information and registrarion link to gain free access to this meeting available at: arrige.org/portfolio/3rd-…

Seit mehr als 5 Jahren fördert die Dr. Kurt und Irmgard Meister-Stiftung unsere Forschungsstelle "Ethik der Genom-Editierung" Ethics&GenomeEditing 🙏. Im Interview mit Stifterverband stellen Urban Wiesing und ich unsere Arbeit vor. deutsches-stiftungszentrum.de/aktuelles/2023…

Online EGE seminar: Genomics & Beyond: A Decade in Review: On the idea of social & behavioural genetics - with Daphne Martschenko, Erik Parens & Kathryn Paige Harden. => 14 Feb 2024 @ 4pm Central European Time/10am Eastern US Time For more info: medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/files/view/avV…

Just over one week to go for applications! Share to anyone interested! CIVIS - Europe's Civic University Alliance Faculty of Medicine Tuebingen Ethics&GenomeEditing Erasmus+ Uniklinikum Tübingen Universität Tübingen

Interesting European Journal of Human Genetics paper that I did a short comment on: Gaydarska et al. The interplay of ethics and genetic technologies in balancing the social valuation of the human genome in UNESCO declarations. Eur J Hum Genet (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s41431…

The year of 2024! Thanks to all for a great CIVIS BIP! CIVIS - Europe's Civic University Alliance Faculty of Medicine Tuebingen Universität Tübingen Ethics&GenomeEditing Stockholm University UNIBUC Aix-Marseille Université University of Athens Université libre de Bruxelles UAM Autónoma Madrid Sapienza Università di Roma Université de Lausanne