Gamete Regulation and Family Protection in a Post-Dobbs World
When regulating assisted reproduction, it is important to proceed cautiously and to consider how proposals may adversely impact family recognition.
Genetics & Genomics
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Read more: Responding to the Comeback of He Jiankui, ‘The CRISPR Baby Scientist’: Lessons from Criminal Justice Theory Responding to the Comeback of He Jiankui, ‘The CRISPR Baby Scientist’: Lessons from Criminal Justice Theory
By thinking carefully about what justice should entail, the scientific community will be better able to tailor their response to Dr. He.
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Read more: Fall 2022 Health Law Workshops Fall 2022 Health Law Workshops
The Health Law Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop provides a forum for discussion of new scholarship in these fields from the world’s leading experts. The workshop is led by Professor I. Glenn Cohen, and presenters come from a wide range of disciplines and departments. Harvard graduate students may register to take the workshop for course…
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Read more: The Not-So-Sacred Human Genome: What South Africans Think About Heritable Human Genome Editing The Not-So-Sacred Human Genome: What South Africans Think About Heritable Human Genome Editing
The participants overwhelmingly supported changing the human genome if this offers promise of a better life.
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Read more: The ‘Res Nullius’ Construction of Human Genomic Data The ‘Res Nullius’ Construction of Human Genomic Data
When DNA is sequenced and genomic data are generated, a legal object comes into being.
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Read more: The International Weaponization of Health Data The International Weaponization of Health Data
As countries become more sensitive to the risks of sharing their citizens’ health data, international research collaborations will become more difficult.
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Read more: Building a Progressive Assisted Reproductive Technology Law in South Africa Building a Progressive Assisted Reproductive Technology Law in South Africa
A recent decision by a South African high court struck out the statutory ban on non-medical preimplantation sex selection.
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Read more: A New Theory for Gene Ownership A New Theory for Gene Ownership
In a new paper, Property’s Boundaries, I develop a theory of the boundaries of ownership applicable to bioethics.
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Read more: A Response to ‘Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting’ A Response to ‘Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting’
Including purified and isolated materials as eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 can benefit patients, researchers, and innovation.
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Read more: Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting
On August 2, Senator Thom Tillis introduced a bill that, if enacted into law, would reverse the Myriad decision and a decade of subsequent developments.
