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Biocriminology: Genetic links in a criminal chainby Peter Monaghan, The Chronicle of Higher EducationJune 10th, 2009Recent discoveries in genetics and neurology have prompted a new focus on biology in social sciences, including criminology

"What color is the baby?" Green?by Jesse Reynolds, Biopolitical TimesMay 13th, 2009Race has a remarkable impact on media coverage of accidental switches of gametes or embryos in fertility clinics.

Study: Africans More Genetically Diverse Than Rest of Worldby Joel Achenbach, Washington PostApril 30th, 2009Africans are more diverse genetically than the inhabitants of the rest of the world combined, raising questions about accuracy of ancestral tracing for African-Americans

F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA Databasesby Solomon Moore, New York TimesApril 18th, 2009Law enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted,

A New Look at Race and Natural Selection by Nicholas Wade, New York TimesApril 2nd, 2009A team of geneticists has identified many fingerprints of natural selection in the human genome

Osagie Obasogie on the Jeff Farias Show [MP3 audio]by Jeff Farias, The Jeff Farias ShowMarch 10th, 2009A discussion about race and human biotechnology on a talk radio program

"Racial alchemy" - for real?by Jesse Reynolds, Biopolitical TimesFebruary 26th, 2009Until now, hypothetical discussions of embryo screening for eye and skin color have seemed distant.

Africans’ DNA could be abusedby Bobby Jordan, The Times (South Africa)February 14th, 2009South African researchers and traditional leaders fear US scientists will soon start patenting the genes of local ethnic groups, many of whom have donated blood samples as part of a worldwide genome-mapping project.

Playing the Gene Card? A Report on Race and Human Biotechnologyby Osagie ObasogieAn ever-increasing number of DNA-based products are being promoted and sold. While many have important benefits, "Playing the Gene Card?" focuses on three that pose particular risks for African American and other minority communities.

Embryo screening for "complexion" advertised by controversial fertility clinicIVF octuplets and abuses of embryo screening highlight need for oversightFebruary 12th, 2009A new ad on a fertility clinic’s website offers a procedure to select the complexion - as well as the sex, eye color and hair color - of future children.

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