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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DNA-testing Firms are Lobbying to Limit Your Right to Genetic Privacy

By David Lazarus , Los Angeles Times | 07.02.2019

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U.S. Federal
Photograph of a newly formed embryo

Scientists Make Model Embryos From Stem Cells To Study Key Steps In Human Development

By Rob Stein, National Public Radio | 07.01.2019

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Genetic Selection

The UC-GlaxoSmithKline Deal Should Be Surrounded by Red Flags. Where Are They?

By Tina Stevens, Guest Contributor | 06.20.2019
Biopolitical Times
Biotech & Pharma
Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben’s ‘Falter’ Arrives Just in Time

By Bill Lueders, The Progressive | 06.18.2019

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Genetic Selection
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Some Stem Cell Experts Want Out of Documentary After Funding Source Revealed

By Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle | 06.15.2019

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Genomics
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Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant

By Elizabeth Joh, The New York Times | 06.11.2019

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Genomics
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Act Now on CRISPR Babies

By Editors, Nature | 06.11.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
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We Don't Need More Reasons to Reject Heritable Genome Modification

By Katie Hasson, The Hill | 06.10.2019

CGS-authored

Human Genetic Modification