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

Scientists Create Living Entities In The Lab That Closely Resemble Human Embryos

By Rob Stein, NPR | 03.17.2021

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Human Genetic Modification
an 8-cell embryo

A mouse embryo has been grown in an artificial womb—humans could be next

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 03.17.2021

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Animal Biotechnologies
embryonic stem cell

Scientists plan to drop the 14-day embryo rule, a key limit on stem cell research

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 03.16.2021

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Assisted Reproduction
person in wheelchair

The Threat That CRISPR Poses to Disabled People

By Sandy Sufian, BRINK | 03.15.2021

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Society

Can China’s New Criminal Law Deter the Next He Jiankui?

By Shao Bowen, Sixth Tone | 03.12.2021

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Animal Biotechnologies
lab research

UC Davis: First clinical trial of stem cells to treat spina bifida

By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 03.10.2021

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Human Genetic Modification

CRISPR Could Switch Off Chronic Pain Without Opioids

By Emily Mullin, Future Human | 03.10.2021

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Animal Biotechnologies
red blood cells

Viral vector unlikely to be cause of leukemia in gene therapy patient

By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 03.10.2021

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Human Genetic Modification