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
Baby genome

The Dawn of CRISPR Mutants

By Eben Kirksey, Sapiens | 01.27.2021

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Human Genetic Modification
Virginia State Capitol

The Logic of Eugenics Still Haunts Virginia

By Ellen Wayland-Smith, Boston Review | 01.27.2021

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Society
Bare jail cell

The Victims Left Behind by Genetic Genealogy

By Jacob Stern, Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic | 01.27.2021

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U.S. Federal
Hospital room

New 23andMe Tool Assesses Risk of Covid-19 Becoming Severe

By Kristen V Brown , Bloomberg | 01.27.2021

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Society
DNA samples

‘Deleted’ DNA Data Just Reappeared on a Popular Database

By Emily Mullin, Future Human | 01.21.2021

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Society
Egg freezing

Surprising Surge of Egg Freezing During the Pandemic Raises Ethical Questions

By Danielle Pacia and Jacob Howard, Bioethics Forum | 01.21.2021

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Assisted Reproduction

Biden’s Science Appointments

By Pete Shanks | 01.20.2021
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
Twin's eyes

Twins With Covid Help Scientists Untangle the Disease’s Genetic Roots

By Katherine J. Wu, The New York Times | 01.18.2021

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Genomics