The New York Times reported on 17 June 2025 that the Chinese government is collecting DNA from ordinary people as part of a programme of surveillance...

An ad hoc working group in ESHG (Johan den Dunnen, Helen Firth, Nicole de Leeuw, Hans Scheffer and Gunnar Houge) has proposed a two dimensional system...

The past year has seen many developments in the field of gene editing, both in somatic and in germ line applications. Editing the germline means that...

China’s mass collection of human DNA without informed consent offends against international regulations.

The ESHG joins the American Society of Human Genetics in denouncing the misuse of genetics in support of racial theories. Not only is this dangerous...

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