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Let's compensate victims of California's forced sterilization program — quickly, before they die

By The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times | 05.18.2018

Aggregated News

As appalling as it sounds today, the practice of sterilizing mentally ill women and men to prevent them from passing on their supposedly defective genes was routine and accepted across the United States in the first half of the 20th...

Eugenics

Forensic DNA and the “Golden State Killer”

By Pete Shanks | 05.02.2018
Biopolitical Times
The use of DNA for forensic purposes is long overdue for reassessment. The alleged identification of the so-called “Golden State Killer” (also known by several other nicknames) may just be sparking debates that have been needed for decades, about the law, privacy, databases, and the reliability of DNA evidence.
Genomics

A Bill to Compensate Survivors of Eugenic Sterilization in California

By Emily Galpern | 03.28.2018
Biopolitical Times

April 17 update: SB 1190 was unanimously approved by a California Senate committee, and will next be heard by the...

Eugenics

Reproductive gene editing imperils universal human rights

By Marcy Darnovsky, Leah Lowthorp and Katie Hasson, OpenGlobalRights | 02.15.2018

Op-Ed

What do recent advances in molecular genetics have to do with human rights? Quite a lot, it turns out. And...

Human Rights

Biopolitical Times

“All of Us” Launched

By Pete Shanks | 05.16.2018

On May 6, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) opened national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program. This...

Genomics

Post-Graffiti Colossal Bizarro Babies: Softening us up for Engineered Infants?

By Gina Maranto, Pop A.R.T. Guest Columnist | 05.07.2018
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Arts & Culture

Forensic DNA and the “Golden State Killer”

By Pete Shanks | 05.02.2018

The use of DNA for forensic purposes is long overdue for reassessment. The alleged identification of the so-called “Golden State...

Genomics

News

Egg-freezing regrets: Half of women who undergo the procedure have some remorse

By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post | 05.18.2018

Aggregated News

When 27-year-old Rita Ora announced recently that she had frozen her eggs, she joined a long list of celebrities touting the procedure. “I wanted to be safe,” the singer-actress said. "Bachelorette" star Kaitlyn Bristowe called egg freezing a “backup plan.”...

Assisted Reproduction

Technique Used to Find Golden State Killer Leads to a Suspect in 1987 Murders

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 05.18.2018

Aggregated News

In 1987, Jay Cook, 20, and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18, a couple from Canada, were brutally killed while they were vacationing in Washington State.

On Friday, the Snohomish County sheriff’s office announced that it had a suspect in custody in...

Genomics

Let's compensate victims of California's forced sterilization program — quickly, before they die

By The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times | 05.18.2018

Aggregated News

As appalling as it sounds today, the practice of sterilizing mentally ill women and men to prevent them from passing on their supposedly defective genes was routine and accepted across the United States in the first half of the 20th...

Eugenics

DNA Data From 100 Crime Scenes Has Been Uploaded To A Genealogy Website — Just Like The Golden State Killer

By Peter Aldhous, Buzzfeed | 05.17.2018

Aggregated News

The remarkable sleuthing method that tracked down the Golden State Killer was not a one-off. A company in Virginia is now working with several law enforcement agencies to solve cases using the same “genetic genealogy” approach that led investigators in...

Genomics

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