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
A mosquito family tree

Gene drives and societal narratives

By Brigitte Nerlich, Making Science Public | 08.21.2020

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Genomics

Single-Gene Variant Disease Risk Impacted by Genetic Background

By GEN, GEN | 08.20.2020

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Genomics
3D landscape of a genome

Genetic background influences disease risk from single-gene variants

By Indrani Mukherjee, Broad Institute | 08.20.2020

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Genomics
Scientific American Cover 1896

Reckoning with our Mistakes

By Jen Schwartz and Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American | 08.19.2020

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Media Coverage
Inspecting medication

How do you separate scientifically sound stem cell therapies from scams?

By Natalya Ortolano, STAT | 08.18.2020

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Stem Cells
Scientist signaling stop

Patient Death in Poseida Prostate Cancer Study Prompts Clinical Hold

By Sarah de Crescenzo, Xconomy | 08.18.2020

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Society
Scientist conducting genomic research

Trump fetal tissue ethics board urges rejection of nearly all research proposals

By Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post | 08.18.2020

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U.S. Federal
Newborn Child

Men Are Twice as Likely to Support Genetically Engineered Babies Than Women

By Emily Mullin, OneZero | 08.18.2020

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Society