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
Two 23andMe at-home DNA testing kits

Don’t Count on 23andMe to Detect Most Breast Cancer Risks, Study Warns

By Heather Murphy, The New York Times | 04.16.2019

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Genomics
Photograph of Stephen Quake sitting

Gene-Edited Babies: What a Chinese Scientist Told an American Mentor

By Pam Belluck, The New York Times | 04.14.2019

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Human Genetic Modification
Dollar bill with DNA in the middle

Researchers Want to Link Your Genes and Income—Should They?

By Megan Molteni, Wired | 04.12.2019

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Genomics
Process of IVF--blue egg being injected on blue background

IVF Industry Trade Group Uses Advocacy Non-Profit to Push Money-Making Agenda

By Editor, ReproTech Truths | 04.10.2019

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U.S. Federal
Woman looking and pointing at phone

Is your pregnancy app sharing your intimate data with your boss?

By Drew Harwell, The Washington Post | 04.10.2019

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Biotech & Pharma
Black and white depiction of evolution, from primates to humans

Chinese scientists have put human brain genes in monkeys—and yes, they may be smarter

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.10.2019

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Animal Biotechnologies
Two 23andMe at-home DNA testing kits

We Tried To Find 10 BuzzFeed Employees Just Like Cops Did For The Golden State Killer

By Peter Aldhous, Buzzfeed | 04.09.2019

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Genomics
Stem cell injection needle

FDA, New York Attorney General Go After Stem Cell Clinics

By Chia-Yi Hou, The Scientist | 04.08.2019

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Stem Cells