Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

Aggregated News

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

Review: The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids—and the Kids We Have

By Gina Maranto, Guest Contributor | 07.02.2018
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
Up close shot of an officer handcuffing a person under arrest..

Genealogists Turn to Cousins’ DNA and Family Trees to Crack Five More Cold Cases

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 06.27.2018

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U.S. Federal
Image is of a well-lit, sterile medical operating room.

As more women turn to genetic testing for breast cancer, understanding risk is key

By Katherine Drabiak, Washington Post | 06.25.2018

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Genomics
Illustration of a map of U.S.-Mexico border along the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Family DNA Testing at the Border Would Be an Ethical Quagmire

By Megan Molteni, Wired | 06.22.2018

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Policies
Photograph of the Mexican-U.S. border at Nopales showing fence and cities on either side.

DNA testing could reunite families at the US border — and fuel surveillance

By Russell Brandom and Rachel Becker, The Verge | 06.22.2018

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U.S. Federal
Close up of a baby's eyes staring into the distance.

Embryos Made From Genes of Three Biological Parents Fuel the Debate Over Designer Babies

By Kurt Pitzer, People [Cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 06.21.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
West front of the United States Capitol, with the Senate chamber on the left, and the House on the right.

Lawmakers press genetic testing companies for details on their privacy policies

By Megan Thielking, Stat News | 06.21.2018

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Policies
Image of a woodland mosquito resting on a leaf.

Deleting a Species

By Rowan Jacobson, Pacific Standard | 06.20.2018

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Environmentalism