Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

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The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.
Genomics

A New Book Offers an Introduction to the Ethical Dimensions of Germline Gene Editing

By Adam Hayden, Science | 09.30.2019

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With Altered Inheritance, bioethicist Françoise Baylis has authored a vivid call to action that “aims to bridge the divides between theory, science, politics, and practice.”
Human Genetic Modification

It’s Past Time to Compensate Survivors of Eugenic Sterilization

By Emily Galpern | 09.25.2019
Biopolitical Times
Each passing year, more people die who would be eligible for reparations after involuntary sterilization in California.
Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

Dr. Stuart Newman: “It Seems to Me That We Are Headed for A Techno-Eugenic Future”

By Mohsen Abdelmoumen, American Herald Tribune | 09.05.2019

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Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
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"Tecnoeugenesia", el plan dentro del movimiento neoconservador para aplicar ingeniería genética poblacional

By Miguel Muñoz, Cadena SER [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.04.2026

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Genetic Selection
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J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79

By Nicholas Wade, The New York Times | 04.30.2026

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Synthetic Biology
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Natural Election

By Jonathan Basile, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 04.29.2026

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Society
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Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity.

By Susan Dominus, The New York Times Magazine | 04.27.2026

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Synthetic Biology
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Sam Altman’s Dangerous Singularity Delusions

By Emile P. Torres, Truthdig | 04.27.2026

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Society
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Ces start-up qui rêvent de créer des bébés génétiquement modifiés: “Le fantasme d’un humain amélioré, sans maladies, super-performant, super-intelligent”

By Alexandre Piquard, Le Monde [cites Katie Hasson] | 04.27.2026

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Human Genetic Modification
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Designer Baby Companies Are in Turmoil

By Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe, Wired | 04.24.2026

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Human Genetic Modification
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The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness

By Rob Stein, NPR | 04.23.2026

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Human Genetic Modification