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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Disabled Bodies and Enabling The Creation of The Medical Genetics Profession

By Robert Resta, The DNA Exchange | 07.22.2024

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Genomics
Image of in vitro fertilization

The fertility industry: profiting from vulnerability

By Editorial Staff, The Lancet | 07.20.2024

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Genetic Selection
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JD Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy" ignores the real Appalachian crisis it portrays

By Mesha Maren , Salon | 07.20.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
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Dawn of the Silicon Valley Superbaby

By Julia Black and Margaux MacColl, The Information [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 07.19.2024

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Genetic Selection
Image of Galton's gravesite listing him as the "founder of eugenics."

The “Correlation” Between Statistics and Eugenics

By Aubrey Clayton, Los Angeles Review of Books | 07.18.2024

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

What Is Up With the FDA? What Comes Next?

By Pete Shanks | 07.18.2024
Biopolitical Times
Stem Cells

Precious DNA

By Isabelle Bartram | 07.17.2024
Biopolitical Times
Other Countries
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Promised Cures, Tainted Cells: How Cord Blood Banks Mislead Parents

By Sarah Kliff and Azeen Ghorayshi, The New York Times | 07.15.2024

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Stem Cells