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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One Of The Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Working With The FBI

By Salvador Hernandez, BuzzFeed News | 01.31.2019

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Genomics
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In Spain, international adoptions plunge while surrogacy grows

By Pilar Álvarez, El País | 01.30.2019

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Assisted Reproduction
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Should Scientists Toy With the Secret to Life?

By The Editorial Board, The New York Times | 01.28.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
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American Nobel Laureate Knew About Chinese Scientist Gene-Editing Babies, But Did Not Report Him, Emails Show

By Candice Choi and Marilynn Marchione, Time | 01.28.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
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Are scientists’ reactions to ‘CRISPR babies’ about ethics or self-governance?

By Nina Frahm and Tess Doezema, Stat News | 01.28.2019

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Global Governance
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Is the world ready for gene-altered babies?

By Mark Kennedy, Times Free Press | 01.27.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
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These Patients Had Sickle-Cell Disease. Experimental Therapies Might Have Cured Them.

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 01.27.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
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California has gone crazy for sketchy stem cell treatments

By Usha Lee McFarling, Los Angeles Times | 01.23.2019

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Stem Cells