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 I report on ethical and policy issues related to emerging science and technology. I’ve covered reproductive technologies, data privacy, pharmaceutical pricing, digital culture, space, drones, regulation of stem cell clinics, and the ethics of sex selection. Find a selection of my favorite stories below.

Recent Work

What’s so wrong about sexbots?, Freethink

The Neglected Science of Neovaginas, Neo.Life

Biohackers in space (Almost), Neo.Life

The case for more doping in the Olympics, Neo.Life

To boldly go where no pharma has gone before, Neo.Life

Biophilic homes prove nature is the best medicine, Neo.Life

Can we recycle cities? Biodesigned

Health-tracking implants can create bionic cows. Are humans next? Experience Magazine

Community Bio Confronts a Pandemic: As the movement mobilizes to face coronavirus, can it be trusted? Biodesigned

Biohackers are pirating a cheap version of a million-dollar gene therapy, MIT Technology Review

Would You Vote for a President Who Promised Eternal Life?, GEN magazine

U.K. Women Are Fighting an ‘Absurd’ Law That Destroys Their Frozen Eggs, One Zero

Earlier

The babies at the fringes of fertility tech, OneZero

 The first genome edited babies are here. What happens next?, PRI’s The World

Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can't stop it, New Scientist

A groundbreaking report on gene editing says we shouldn't create enhanced humans, Motherboard

Scientists argue the US ban on gene editing will leave us behind, Motherboard

Geneticists are concerned Transhumanists will use CRISPR on themselves, Motherboard

This week geneticists want to decide if GMO humans are ok, Motherboard

Elon Musk Wants You to Build a Pizza Parlor on Mars, Motherboard

UK millennials are reeling over Brexit uncertainty, GroundTruth Project

Internet governance is disputed territory, with US slow to cede control, Al Jazeera

How the Department of Defense is using big data to combat sex trafficking, PRI’s The World/GlobalPost

US electronics industry feels the heat on conflict minerals, PRI’s The World/GlobalPost

This iPad-size tool could change the way we fight the world's biggest health problems, GlobalPost

DOMA on Trial: Obama administration spares LGBT couples with family ties, GlobalPost