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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Consumer DNA Testing May Be the Biggest Health Scam of the Decade

By Ed Cara, Gizmodo | 11.20.2019

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Genomics
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Chinese Parents Test DNA to Check If Kids Will Become Prodigies

By Daniela Wei, K Oanh Ha, and Kristen V Brown, Bloomberg | 11.19.2019

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Genomics
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A New Treatment Promises to Make Little People Taller. Is it an Insult to ‘Dwarf Pride’?

By Damian Garde, STAT | 11.18.2019

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Biotech & Pharma

Book Review: Altered Inheritance

By Gina Maranto, Guest Contributor | 11.15.2019
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
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Cops Can Now Get Warrants for Entire DNA Websites

By Kristin Houser, Futurism | 11.11.2019

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Genomics
Poster for ANYA

Debating Human Gene Editing

By Victoria Turner, Synapse [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 11.08.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
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NIH Director Backs Moratorium for Heritable Genome Editing

By Kevin Davies, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | 11.08.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
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The World's First Gattaca Baby Tests Are Finally Here

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 11.08.2019

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