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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Rogue Stem Cell Clinics Come Under Microscope as California Considers Oversight

By Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle | 09.18.2019

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Stem Cells
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DNA Company Tampered With Results, Former Employees Say

By Kristen V Brown, Bloomberg Business Week | 09.11.2019

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Genomics
embryos on a monitor next to a large microscope

Scientists Create A Device That Can Mass-Produce Human Embryoids

By Rob Stein, NPR | 09.11.2019

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Synthetic Biology
Baby piglets sleeping

Gene Editing’s Extra DNA Problem: Déjà Vu All Over Again

By Belinda Martineau, Biotech Salon | 09.06.2019

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Animal Biotechnologies
two identical black and white cats

His Cat’s Death Left Him Heartbroken. So He Cloned It.

By Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times | 09.04.2019

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Animal Biotechnologies
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Biohackers are Pirating a Cheap Version of a Million-dollar Gene Therapy

By Alex Pearlman, MIT Technology Review | 08.30.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
Donald Trump speaking into a microphone

The Trump Administration Wants to Start DNA Testing Undocumented Immigrants in Government Custody

By Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News | 08.29.2019

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Genomics
gloved hand adding pipetting material into a vial labeled CRISPR

Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair?

By Laura Hercher, The Nation | 08.23.2019

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Assisted Reproduction