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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Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss

By David Pegg, Tom Burgis, Hannah Devlin and Jason Wilson, The Guardian | 10.16.2024

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Other Countries
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Italy Criminalizes Surrogacy From Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples

By Emma Bubola, The New York Times | 10.16.2024

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Policies
Genome and Data

‘Anonymous’ genetic databases vulnerable to privacy leaks

By Helena Kudiabor, Nature | 10.14.2024

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Genomics
Eugenics

Trump’s Racist Rants against Immigrants Hide under the Language of Eugenics

By Daniel Vergano , Scientific American | 10.14.2024

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U.S. Federal
Donald Trump

When Trump talks 'bad genes' and 'racehorse theory,' he is telling us who he is

By Jackie Calmes, Los Angeles Times | 10.11.2024

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U.S. Federal
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What Do You Risk With At-Home DNA Test Kits?

By Ashleigh Wyss [cites CGS' Katie Hasson], Listnr | 10.09.2024

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Society
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Gene therapy dilemma: Treatment that halts brain disease can also cause cancer

By Jocelyn Kaiser , Science | 10.09.2024

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Genomics

Trump’s Eugenic Fantasies

By Pete Shanks | 10.08.2024
Biopolitical Times
Civil Society