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
DNA wheel

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

By Mike McIntire, The New York Times | 01.24.2026

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Policies
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The New Eugenics in Medicine

By Arthur Lazarus, MedPage Today | 01.23.2026

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Genetic Selection
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Trump Administration Cuts Off Funding for Fetal Tissue Research. Again.

By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times | 01.22.2026

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Policies
DNA tree

Repairing trust in science requires a more inclusive understanding of innovation

By Shobita Parthasarathya, Science | 01.22.2026

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Other Countries
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Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works

By Phil Galewitz, NPR | 01.20.2026

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U.S. Federal
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To Give Birth or Not to Give Birth

By Evelina Johansson Wilén, Jacobin | 01.18.2026

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U.S. States
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The mirage of AI deregulation

By Alondra Nelson, Science | 01.15.2026

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Global Governance
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These genes were thought to lead to blindness 100% of the time. They don't.

By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience | 01.15.2026

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Society