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
Girl holding man's finger

A Mother Learns the Identity of Her Child’s Grandmother. A Sperm Bank Threatens to Sue.

By Jacqueline Mroz, The New York Times | 02.16.2019

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Genomics
Several strands of blue DNA on a dark blue background

We can edit the human genome, but should we?

By Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International | 02.13.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
Two 23andMe at-home DNA testing kits

More than 26 million people have taken an at-home ancestry test

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 02.11.2019

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Genomics
Three test tubes nect to gloved hand

The NYPD's new DNA dragnet: The department is collecting and storing genetic information, with virtually no rules to curb their use

By Allison Lewis, Daily News | 02.08.2019

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Genomics

The Bitcoin Baby Project

By Pete Shanks | 02.08.2019
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
DNA inside a syringe on a blue background.

Precision medicine’s rosy predictions haven’t come true. We need fewer promises and more debate

By Michael J. Joyner and Nigel Paneth, Stat | 02.07.2019

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Genomics
Cotton swab in mouth

The NHS should run a mile from the genome sequencing goldrush

By David King, The Guardian | 02.07.2019

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Genomics

Recent Human Germline Editing News

By Pete Shanks | 02.07.2019
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification