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

“Race” and “IQ” Yet Again

By Pete Shanks | 04.13.2018
Biopolitical Times
Eugenics

Is 23andMe in Trouble? Should They Be?

By Pete Shanks | 04.13.2018
Biopolitical Times
Genetic Selection

So, CRISPR Doesn’t Cause All Those Off-target Effects After All?

By Katie Hasson | 04.13.2018
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
Newborn baby crying in hospital

Parents sue over state's newborn blood testing for genetic diseases

By Tracy Samilton, Michigan Radio | 04.12.2018

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Society
A stack of 3 US dollar bills. The top bill is a $1, then $20, and then another $1.

When curing a disease with gene therapy is bad business

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 04.12.2018

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Society
Chinese flag blowing in the wind

Chinese Sperm Bank Seeks Donors. Only Good Communists Need Apply.

By Javier Hernandez, The New York Times | 04.11.2018

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Genetic Selection
Burnt orange colored monkey swinging through the trees in central america

CRISPR trials are about to begin in people—but we still don’t know how well it works in monkeys

By Emily Mullin, MIT Technology Review | 04.11.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
dragon

Is the World Ready for Synthetic People?

By David Ewing Duncan, Neo.life | 04.05.2018

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Synthetic Biology