The Center for Genetics and Society blog highlights the latest developments in the social, political, and ethical implications of human biotechnologies, with contributions from staff, fellows, consultants, and guest authors.
Biopolitical Times
Last week, private equity mega-firm the Blackstone Group announced a deal to acquire Ancestry, the genealogy and direct-to-consumer DNA testing company, for $4.7 billion.
Major news outlets covered the deal as a business story, providing little information or context...
It is a commonplace in the post-modern world that data is “the new oil,” the road to power and wealth. The analogy isn't perfect, but there’s a great deal of truth in it. Enormous and potentially dangerous real-world consequences flow freely from Big Data, for a wide swath of individuals and communities...