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

Book Review: CRISPR People

By Gina Maranto, Guest Contributor | 06.04.2021
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection
A person in a white lab coat pipettes liquid into test tubes

Preparing For The Next Generation of Ethical Challenges Concerning Heritable Human Genome Editing

By Robert Klitzman, Bioethics.net | 06.02.2021

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Human Genetic Modification
a test tube a strand of dna and people all together on a blue background

Newer methods may boost gene therapy’s use for more diseases

By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press | 06.01.2021

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Human Genetic Modification

The Brave New World: Should we tread down the path to human germline editing?

By Sheetal Soni, South African Journal of Bioethics and Law | 06.01.2021

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Human Genetic Modification
Police Searching a database on a laptop

Two New Laws Restrict Police Use of DNA Search Method

By Virginia Hughes, The New York Times | 05.31.2021

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Policies
Plastic models of various stages of embryonic development

Stem cell research community drops 14-day limit on human embryo research

By Françoise Baylis, The Conversation | 05.27.2021

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Synthetic Biology
strands of DNA in different colored vials all in a row

A startup says it helps parents pick healthier embryos. Experts say it’s not that simple

By Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times | 05.26.2021

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Assisted Reproduction

Stem cell guidelines open door to more permissive research on human embryos

By Kelly Servick, Science | 05.26.2021

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Human Genetic Modification